diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index c040d48..3ab5658 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -29,22 +29,29 @@ export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -n; history -w; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_C
 
 #{- SOURCING -}#
 
-# Source aliases
+
+# Source profile, if it hasn't already been loaded
+if [ -z "$__PROFILE_DONE" ]; then
+    . $HOME/.profile
+fi
+
+
+# Source aliases, if they exist
 if [ -f "$HOME/.aliases" ] && [ -r "$HOME/.aliases" ]; then
   . "$HOME/.aliases"
 fi
 
-# Source private aliases
+# Source private aliases, if they exist
 if [ -f "$HOME/.private_aliases" ] && [ -r "$HOME/.private_aliases" ]; then
   . "$HOME/.private_aliases"
 fi
 
-# Source functions
+# Source functions, if they exist
 if [ -f "$HOME/.functions" ] && [ -r "$HOME/.functions" ]; then
   . "$HOME/.functions"
 fi
 
-# Source private functions
+# Source private functions, if they exist
 if [ -f "$HOME/.private_functions" ] && [ -r "$HOME/.private_functions" ]; then
   . "$HOME/.private_functions"
 fi
diff --git a/sh/.profile b/sh/.profile
index 4b6e01f..b34f2be 100644
--- a/sh/.profile
+++ b/sh/.profile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #{- ~/.profile -}#
 
+# Only execute this file once per shell
+if [ -n "$__PROFILE_SOURCED" ]; then return; fi
+export __PROFILE_SOURCED=1
+
 #{- PATH -}#
 
 # Prepend ~/.local/bin to the path and append the current directory to the path