diff --git a/modules/conda.zsh b/modules/conda.zsh
index 3856f50..d9c78e1 100644
--- a/modules/conda.zsh
+++ b/modules/conda.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Note: location of conda can be unpredictable; user is expected to
 #       run `conda init zsh` as normal then move resulting .zshrc
-#       modifications to .zshrc.local
+#       modifications to .zshrc.preload
 
 # recommended settings for .condarc:
 #     auto_assign_base: false
diff --git a/zshrc-stub b/zshrc-stub
index abfa2a0..4e19e2c 100644
--- a/zshrc-stub
+++ b/zshrc-stub
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ fpath=(
     ~/.local/share/zeesh/plugins
     "${fpath[@]}"
 )
+[[ -f ~/.zshrc.preload ]] && source ~/.zshrc.preload
 source ~/.local/share/zeesh/zeesh.zsh
 [[ -f ~/.zshrc.local ]] && source ~/.zshrc.local
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