diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 719825e..7bfaad1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 vim/bundle.user/*
 vim/user.vim
+vim/rplugin.vim
diff --git a/init.vim b/init.vim
index 214e3ec..1eae783 100644
--- a/init.vim
+++ b/init.vim
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
     let g:darkcloudpath = get(g:, "darkcloudpath", "/etc/darkcloud-nvimconfig")
 "}}}
 
+"rplugin location: {{{
+lua << EOF
+    vim.env.NVIM_RPLUGIN_MANIFEST = vim.g.darkcloudpath .. "/vim/rplugin.vim"
+EOF
+"}}}
+
 "LOAD DARKCLOUD CONFIG AND THEME FILES: {{{
     "Add Config Directory: (distro-agnostic system-wide)
     let &runtimepath = printf('%s,%s/vim,%s/vim/after',&runtimepath,g:darkcloudpath,g:darkcloudpath)
diff --git a/update b/update
index 3c16eb4..4d7874e 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -261,19 +261,17 @@ type -P vim >/dev/null && {
     fi
 }
 
-### UPDATE REMOTE PLUGINS IN NEOVIM
-type -P nvim >/dev/null && {
-    printf '%s' "$cbg_blue >> Updating remote plugins for neovim:$c_reset"
-    $timeout_command --preserve-status --foreground 1m nvim -u ./init.vim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'
+### UPDATE REMOTE PLUGINS
+printf '%s' "$cbg_blue >> Updating remote plugins for neovim:$c_reset"
+$timeout_command --preserve-status --foreground 1m nvim -u ./init.vim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'
 
-    if (( ! $? )); then
-        printf '%s\n' "$cfg_green_bold SUCCESS! $c_reset"
-    else
-        reset -I
-        printf '%s\n' "$cfg_red_bold FAIL! $c_reset"
-        error "nvim -u ./init.vim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'" 'Updating remote plugins for neovim failed'
-    fi
-}
+if (( ! $? )); then
+    printf '%s\n' "$cfg_green_bold SUCCESS! $c_reset"
+else
+    reset -I
+    printf '%s\n' "$cfg_red_bold FAIL! $c_reset"
+    error "nvim -u ./init.vim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'" 'Updating remote plugins for neovim failed'
+fi
 
 ### FINISH
 printf '\n%s\n\n' "$cbg_black ~~~ Update Complete ~~~ $c_reset"