diff --git a/shell/.profile b/shell/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf5a2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Load the ~/.bashrc file if we're using Bash
+if test -n "$BASH_VERSION"; then
+	test -r "$HOME/.bashrc" && . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+fi