diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index eee6471..e71a896 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -138,21 +138,6 @@ else
   echo "JetBrains Mono Nerd Font already installed, skipping."
 fi
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Configure shell
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-echo ""
-echo "Configuring zsh..."
-
-# Ensure starship is initialized in .zshrc
-if ! grep -q 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' "$HOME/.zshrc" 2>/dev/null; then
-  echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> "$HOME/.zshrc"
-  echo "  Added starship initialization to ~/.zshrc"
-else
-  echo "  Starship already configured in ~/.zshrc"
-fi
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stow all packages
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -199,4 +184,24 @@ for PACKAGE in "$DOTFILES_DIR"/*/; do
   stow --dir="$DOTFILES_DIR" --target="$HOME" --restow "$PACKAGE"
 done
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configure shell
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo ""
+echo "Configuring zsh..."
+
+# Ensure .zshrc exists
+if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.zshrc" ]]; then
+  touch "$HOME/.zshrc"
+fi
+
+# Ensure starship is initialized in .zshrc
+if ! grep -q 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' "$HOME/.zshrc"; then
+  echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> "$HOME/.zshrc"
+  echo "  Added starship initialization to ~/.zshrc"
+else
+  echo "  Starship already configured in ~/.zshrc"
+fi
+
 echo "Done."