diff --git a/sxbm b/sxbm
index 92f8e7f..c57e7b5 100755
--- a/sxbm
+++ b/sxbm
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
 APPNAME="sxbm"
 VERSION="v0.3"
 
-# Where all the data gets stored
+# Where all the bookmarks get stored
 # Respects XDG_DATA_HOME if set
-[ -z "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ] && XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
-DATA_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/${APPNAME}"
+DATA_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/${APPNAME}"
 DATA_FILE="${DATA_DIR}/bookmarks"
 
 # Colors