diff --git a/etc/skel/.profile b/etc/skel/.profile
index bda68e7..50a28ae 100644
--- a/etc/skel/.profile
+++ b/etc/skel/.profile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Set terminal type to support 256 colors
 export TERM="xterm-256color"
 
-# Add custom binaries to the PATH
-export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin/bear:${PATH}"
+# Add custom binaries to the PATH if the directory exists
+if [ -d "${HOME}/.local/bin/bear" ]; then
+  export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin/bear:${PATH}"
+fi