diff --git a/bin/qpsh b/bin/qpsh
index 05c38b5d..162b9829 100755
--- a/bin/qpsh
+++ b/bin/qpsh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export QP_ROOT=$(dirname $0)/..
 
 bash --init-file <(cat << EOF
     [[ -f /etc/bashrc ]] && source /etc/bashrc 
+    [[ -f ${HOME}/.bashrc ]] && source ${HOME}/.bashrc
     source ${QP_ROOT}/quantum_package.rc
     qp prompt
 EOF