diff --git a/internal/utils/env.go b/internal/utils/env.go
index 57d8db2..4b7fcfc 100644
--- a/internal/utils/env.go
+++ b/internal/utils/env.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ func ExpandEnv(text string) string {
 }
 
 func XdgVarsExport() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="%s"
-export XDG_CACHE_HOME="%s"
-export XDG_DATA_HOME="%s"`,
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-"%s"}"
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-"%s"}"
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-"%s"}"`,
 		xdg.ConfigHome,
 		xdg.CacheHome,
 		xdg.DataHome,