diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 419e3d6..da08b27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ Somewhere in your vim config, put a snippet like this:
 
 ```vimscript
 lua << END
+local home = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")
 require('telekasten').setup({
-     home         = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten"),
+     home         = home
      dailies      = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/daily"),
      weeklies     = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/weekly"),
      extension    = ".md",
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ require('telekasten').setup({
      weeklies_create_nonexisting = true,
 
      -- template for new notes (new_note, follow_link)
-     template_new_note = ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/new_note.md',
+     template_new_note = home .. '/' .. 'templates/new_note.md',
 
      -- template for newly created daily notes (goto_today)
-     template_new_daily = ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/daily.md',
+     template_new_daily = home .. '/' .. 'templates/daily.md',
 
      -- template for newly created weekly notes (goto_thisweek)
-     template_new_weekly= ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/weekly.md',
+     template_new_weekly= home .. '/' .. 'templates/weekly.md',
 })
 END
 ```
diff --git a/lua/telekasten.lua b/lua/telekasten.lua
index f64f618..fa4986a 100644
--- a/lua/telekasten.lua
+++ b/lua/telekasten.lua
@@ -10,35 +10,38 @@ local vim = vim
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- DEFAULT CONFIG
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+local home = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten")
+
 ZkCfg = {
-     home         = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten"),
-     dailies      = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/daily"),
-     weeklies     = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/weekly"),
-     extension    = ".md",
-     daily_finder = "daily_finder.sh",
+    home         = home,
+    dailies      = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/daily"),
+    weeklies     = vim.fn.expand("~/zettelkasten/weekly"),
+    extension    = ".md",
+    daily_finder = "daily_finder.sh",
 
-     -- where to install the daily_finder,
-     -- (must be a dir in your PATH)
-     my_bin       = vim.fn.expand('~/bin'),
+    -- where to install the daily_finder,
+    -- (must be a dir in your PATH)
+    my_bin       = vim.fn.expand('~/bin'),
 
-     -- download tool for daily_finder installation: curl or wget
-     downloader = 'curl',
-     -- downloader = 'wget',  -- wget is supported, too
+    -- download tool for daily_finder installation: curl or wget
+    downloader = 'curl',
+    -- downloader = 'wget',  -- wget is supported, too
 
-     -- following a link to a non-existing note will create it
-     follow_creates_nonexisting = true,
-     dailies_create_nonexisting = true,
-     weeklies_create_nonexisting = true,
+    -- following a link to a non-existing note will create it
+    follow_creates_nonexisting = true,
+    dailies_create_nonexisting = true,
+    weeklies_create_nonexisting = true,
 
-     -- templates for new notes
-     template_new_note = ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/new_note.md',
-     -- currently unused, hardcoded in daily_finder.sh:
-     template_new_daily = ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/daily_tk.md',
-     -- currently unused
-     template_new_weekly= ZkCfg.home .. '/' .. 'templates/weekly_tk.md',
+    -- templates for new notes
+    template_new_note   = home .. '/' .. 'templates/new_note.md',
+    template_new_daily  = home .. '/' .. 'templates/daily_tk.md',
+    template_new_weekly = home .. '/' .. 'templates/weekly_tk.md',
 }
+
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+
 local downloader2cmd = {
     curl = 'curl -o',
     wget = 'wget -O',