diff --git a/src/steps/os/unix.rs b/src/steps/os/unix.rs
index 212c1839..6b0f4105 100644
--- a/src/steps/os/unix.rs
+++ b/src/steps/os/unix.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use crate::error::{Error, ErrorKind::*};
+use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::executor::{CommandExt, RunType};
 use crate::terminal::print_separator;
-use crate::utils::{require, which};
+use crate::utils::{require, which, PathExt};
 use directories::BaseDirs;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -14,13 +14,10 @@ fn zplug_exists(base_dirs: &BaseDirs) -> bool {
         || base_dirs.home_dir().join("zplug").exists()
 }
 
-fn get_zshrc(base_dirs: &BaseDirs) -> Result<PathBuf, ()> {
+fn get_zshrc(base_dirs: &BaseDirs) -> PathBuf {
     env::var("ZDOTDIR")
-        .map(|ref zdotdir| Path::new(zdotdir).join(".zshrc"))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| base_dirs.home_dir().join(".zshrc"))
-        .to_str()
         .map(PathBuf::from)
-        .ok_or(())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| base_dirs.home_dir().join(".zshrc"))
 }
 
 pub fn run_zplug(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Option<(&'static str, bool)> {
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn run_zplug(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Option<(&'static st
             print_separator("zplug");
 
             let success = || -> Result<(), Error> {
-                let zshrc = get_zshrc(base_dirs).map_err(|_| Error::from(SkipStep))?;
+                let zshrc = get_zshrc(base_dirs).require()?;
                 let cmd = format!("source {} && zplug update", zshrc.display());
                 run_type.execute(zsh).args(&["-c", cmd.as_str()]).check_run()?;
                 Ok(())