diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 678c6d8..abb3587 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
 # git
 # php 5.3 or greater
 
+echo "Please ensure that the following packages are installed and available in your PATH before proceeding:"
+echo "tmux, vim, zsh, curl, git"
+
+read -p "Press enter to continue. " WAIT_FOR_INPUT
+
 # First things first, install oh-my-zsh
 echo "Installing Oh-My-ZSH"
+echo "When the install is done, type `exit` to continue installing dotfiles"
 sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
 
 echo "Overriding ~/.zshrc. A backup can be found at ~/.zshrc.backup"
diff --git a/shell/zshrc b/shell/zshrc
index 3fe5a0f..7e6ba63 100644
--- a/shell/zshrc
+++ b/shell/zshrc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
 
 # Would you like to use another custom folder than $ZSH/custom?
-ZSH_CUSTOM=$HOME/dotfiles/omz
+ZSH_CUSTOM=$_DOTFILES/omz
 
 # Theme for Oh-My-ZSH
 ZSH_THEME="darkblood"