diff --git a/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh b/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh
index a4421c9..a92fe1b 100644
--- a/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh
+++ b/.config/shell/login.d/env-vars.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # important directories
 
 # will be picked up by vim wiki plugin as root directory
-export WIKIROOT="${WIKIROOT:-$HOME/documents/notes/}"
-export LIBRARYROOT="${LIBRARYROOT:-$HOME/documents/library/}"
+export WIKIROOT="${WIKIROOT:-$HOME/documents/notes}"
+export LIBRARYROOT="${LIBRARYROOT:-$HOME/documents/library}"
 export BIBFILE="${BIBFILE:-$LIBRARYROOT/academia/academia.bib}"
 
 # these are my personal 'important' environment settings
diff --git a/.config/shell/login.d/test/env-wiki-root.bats b/.config/shell/login.d/test/env-wiki-root.bats
index 0a39821..e6df11b 100644
--- a/.config/shell/login.d/test/env-wiki-root.bats
+++ b/.config/shell/login.d/test/env-wiki-root.bats
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # FIXME why is one saved with trailing "/" , the other not?
-DEFAULT_NOTES="$HOME/documents/notes/"
+DEFAULT_NOTES="$HOME/documents/notes"
 DEFAULT_LIB="$HOME/documents/library"
 DEFAULT_BIB="$DEFAULT_LIB/academia/academia.bib"