diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 33af070..5cd2df9 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -x
+
 check_installed() {
-    packages=("$@")
+    _pkgs=("$@")
     all_installed=true
-    for pkg in "${packages[@]}"; do
+    for pkg in "${_pkgs[@]}"; do
         if  ! command -v "$pkg" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             all_installed=false
             break
@@ -12,27 +14,25 @@ check_installed() {
     $all_installed && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
-
-
 install_packages() {
     # List of packages to install
-    packages="zsh git"
+    packages=(zsh git)
 
-	if [ ! check_installed zsh tmux git ]; then
+	if ! check_installed "${packages[@]}"; then
 		# Determine which package manager is available
 		if check_installed apt; then
 			echo "Using apt to install packages..."
 			sudo apt update
-			sudo apt install -y $packages
+			sudo apt install -y "${packages[@]}"
 		elif check_installed dnf;  then
 			echo "Using dnf to install packages..."
-			sudo dnf install -y $packages
+			sudo dnf install -y "${packages[@]}"
 		elif check_installed yum;  then
 			echo "Using yum to install packages..."
-			sudo yum install -y $packages
+			sudo yum install -y "${packages[@]}"
 		elif check_installed brew;  then
 			echo "Using Homebrew to install packages..."
-			brew install $packages
+			brew install "${packages[@]}"
 		else
 			echo "No supported package manager found (apt, dnf, yum, brew)."
 			return 1
@@ -43,12 +43,24 @@ install_packages() {
 clone_repos () {
 	git clone --bare https://git.meinlschmidt.org/jetpac/dotfiles.git ~/.cfg
     cd ~/.cfg
+    # alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
     git config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
-    git checkout
+    cd $HOME
+    rm .zshrc
+    git checkout --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg --work-tree=$HOME
+
 
-    sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh) --unattended --skip-chsh --keep-zshrc"
+    # install oh-my-zsh
+    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh > /tmp/install_ohmyzsh.sh
+    bash /tmp/install_ohmyzsh.sh  --unattended --skip-chsh --keep-zshrc
+
+    # powerlevel10k
     git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k
+
+    # tmux tpm plugin manager
     git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+
+    # plug for installing vim plugins
     curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
 }