diff --git a/scripts/base.sh b/scripts/base.sh
index bb95459..b05e5cb 100644
--- a/scripts/base.sh
+++ b/scripts/base.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script contains the global program variables and functions
 # @author Kevin Veen-Birkenbach [aka. Frantz]
-ENCRYPTED=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")/../.encrypted");
-DECRYPTED=$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")/../data");
+REPOSITORY_PATH="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"
+ENCRYPTED=$(readlink -f "$REPOSITORY_PATH/../.encrypted");
+DECRYPTED=$(readlink -f "$REPOSITORY_PATH/../data");