diff --git a/config/zsh/login/langs b/config/zsh/login/langs
index ab600ac..28cee30 100644
--- a/config/zsh/login/langs
+++ b/config/zsh/login/langs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! zsh
 
-local newbins=()
+local -a newbins
 
 # go
 [[ -z $GOPATH ]] && export GOPATH=~/.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if whence rock >/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 # ruby
-newbins+=(~/.gem/ruby/*/bin)
+newbins+=(~/.gem/ruby/*/bin(N))
 
 # perl
 export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT="$HOME/perl5:$PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT"
diff --git a/config/zsh/login/path b/config/zsh/login/path
index b4e9984..f92409a 100644
--- a/config/zsh/login/path
+++ b/config/zsh/login/path
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ if whence brew >/dev/null; then
 	path=(
 		/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin
 		/usr/local/sbin
-		~/Library/Python/*/bin
+		~/Library/Python/*/bin(N)
 		$path
 	)
 fi
 
-path=(/usr/local/texlive/20*/bin/universal-* $path)
+path=(/usr/local/texlive/20*/bin/universal-*(N) $path)
 path=(~/bin ~/.bin ~/.local/bin $path)
 
 # filter out duplicates, nonexistent directories, and . (the current directory)
diff --git a/config/zsh/login/skip b/config/zsh/login/skip
index bb01985..148e1dd 100644
--- a/config/zsh/login/skip
+++ b/config/zsh/login/skip
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! zsh
-skip_global_compinit=1
-skip_path_helper=1
+export skip_global_compinit=1
+export skip_path_helper=1