diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 642b512..6aeb3b8 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ function run_install {
     mkdir -p $HOME/Library/profile.d
     touch $HOME/Library/bashrc.d/000keep.sh
     touch $HOME/Library/profile.d/000keep.sh
-
+    
+    # FIXME move this into the modular setup scripts
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Desktop Pictures"
+    rsync -avP $TMPDIR/osx/custompkg/root/Library/Desktop?Pictures/ $HOME/Library/Desktop?Pictures/
+    defaults write \
+        ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences DSKDesktopPrefPane \
+        '<dict><key>UserFolderPaths</key><array><string>/Users/user/Library/Desktop Pictures</string></array></dict>'
+    
     # run modular setup scripts
     for FN in "$HOME/Library/user-setup/"*.sh ; do
         echo "new-user-setup: starting $(basename "$FN")..."