diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d3c9b001..d0a587c7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -32,11 +32,32 @@ if [ -e "$HOME/$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
     done
 fi
 
-test -w "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" &&
-  cp -a "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE.bak" &&
-  echo -e "\033[0;32mYour original $CONFIG_FILE has been backed up to $CONFIG_FILE.bak\033[0m"
+while true
+do
+  read -e -n 1 -r -p "Would you like to keep your $CONFIG_FILE and append bash-it templates at the end? [y/N] " choice
+    case $choice in
+      [yY])
+        test -w "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" &&
+	    cp -aL "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE.bak" &&
+	    echo -e "\033[0;32mYour original $CONFIG_FILE has been backed up to $CONFIG_FILE.bak\033[0m"
+
+	    (sed "s|{{BASH_IT}}|$BASH_IT|" "$BASH_IT/template/bash_profile.template.bash" | tail -n +2) >> "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
+	    echo -e "\033[0;32mBash-it template has been added to your $CONFIG_FILE\033[0m"
+	    break
+        ;;
+      [nN]|"")
+	    test -w "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" &&
+	    cp -aL "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE.bak" &&
+	    echo -e "\033[0;32mYour original $CONFIG_FILE has been backed up to $CONFIG_FILE.bak\033[0m"
+	    sed "s|{{BASH_IT}}|$BASH_IT|" "$BASH_IT/template/bash_profile.template.bash" > "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
+        break
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo -e "\033[91mPlease choose y or n.\033[m"
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
 
-sed "s|{{BASH_IT}}|$BASH_IT|" "$BASH_IT/template/bash_profile.template.bash" > "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
 
 echo -e "\033[0;32mCopied the template $CONFIG_FILE into ~/$CONFIG_FILE, edit this file to customize bash-it\033[0m"