diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index aa4e7a6d..6b3c655a 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
-unset vblank_mode
+ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
 plugins=(ssh-agent git github zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting aliases colored-man-pages copybuffer copyfile copypath fancy-ctrl-z systemd )
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
+BREAKPOINT="AFTER SOURCING OMZSH"
+echo "$BREAKPOINT: vblank_mode=${vblank_mode}"
 
 # Note: if I do get Obsidian Bridge working, this is
 # a really bad way to load the env because 
@@ -102,3 +103,4 @@ eval "$(starship init zsh)"
 eval "$(zoxide init zsh)"
 # colorscript -e 36
 source ~/scripts/obsidian-bridge.sh
+unset vblank_mode