diff --git a/template/bash_profile.template.bash b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
index 17853b1a..441e06ba 100644
--- a/template/bash_profile.template.bash
+++ b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ export TODO="t"
 # Set store directory for handmade commandline history tool 
 export hchtstoredir="$HOME/.hcht"
 
+# Set this to the directory to use for the ref plugin
+export REF_DIR="$HOME/.ref/"
+
 # Load Bash It
 source $BASH/bash_it.sh