diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index bd6f27d..7c8073d 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ autocmd FileType markdown,txt  call Prose()
 command! -nargs=0 Prose call Prose()
 
 " PLUGIN: wiki.vim
-let g:wiki_root = '~/Nextcloud/Notes/'
+if $WIKIROOT ==? ""
+  let g:wiki_root = '~/Nextcloud/Notes/'
+else
+  let g:wiki_root = $WIKIROOT
+endif
 " filetypes to automatically enable the plugin for, seems to take file endings
 " rather than vim ft
 let g:wiki_filetypes = ['md', 'mkd', 'markdown', 'wiki']
diff --git a/.config/shell/rc.d/set-wiki-root.sh b/.config/shell/rc.d/set-wiki-root.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9d535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/shell/rc.d/set-wiki-root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# set wiki root to nextcloud notes folder,
+# will be picked up by vim wiki plugin as root
+export WIKIROOT='~/Nextcloud/Notes/'