diff --git a/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-code-server/run b/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-code-server/run
index 33637de..1506e5e 100644
--- a/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-code-server/run
+++ b/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-code-server/run
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CODE_SERVER_CONFIG="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH/config.yaml"
 
 # shellcheck source=../paths.sh
 source "/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/paths.sh"
+
 run() {
     setup_config_path
     setup_config_files
diff --git a/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/paths.sh b/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/paths.sh
index 6d234f5..c976e17 100644
--- a/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/paths.sh
+++ b/vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/paths.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # this file is to prevent spagetti paths
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH="/data/vscode"
-readonly DEFAULT_FILES_PATH="/var/lib/code-server/defaults"
-readonly ROOT_CODE_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH="/root/.config/code-server/" # needed for code-server to cleanly
-readonly CODE_SERVER_EXTENSIONS_INSTALL_PATH="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH/extensions"
-readonly CODE_SERVER_EXTENSIONS_LIST="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH/vscode.extensions"
-readonly CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR="/data/workspace"
-readonly CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_FILE="$CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR/SERVER.code-workspace"
-readonly CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_DIR="$CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR/.vscode"
-readonly CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_TASKS="$CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_DIR/tasks.json"
-readonly -a DIRECTORIES=(addons addon_configs backup config media share ssl)
+export DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH="/data/vscode"
+export  DEFAULT_FILES_PATH="/var/lib/code-server/defaults"
+export ROOT_CODE_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH="/root/.config/code-server/" # needed for code-server to cleanly
+export CODE_SERVER_EXTENSIONS_INSTALL_PATH="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH/extensions"
+export CODE_SERVER_EXTENSIONS_LIST="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH/vscode.extensions"
+export CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR="/data/workspace"
+export CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_FILE="$CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR/SERVER.code-workspace"
+export CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_DIR="$CODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE_DIR/.vscode"
+export CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_TASKS="$CODE_SERVER_VSCODE_DIR/tasks.json"
+export -a DIRECTORIES=(addons addon_configs backup config media share ssl)