diff --git a/myshell_load_fortmpconfig b/myshell_load_fortmpconfig
index 294cfec..3eb26c0 100644
--- a/myshell_load_fortmpconfig
+++ b/myshell_load_fortmpconfig
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ if [ -f ~/.aliases ]; then
     . ~/.aliases
 fi
 
-WORK=~/Work
+export WORK=~/Work