diff --git a/.config/aliasrc b/.config/aliasrc
index 8c5c6b5..d6518b6 100644
--- a/.config/aliasrc
+++ b/.config/aliasrc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ alias reboot='sudo reboot'
 alias shutdown='sudo shutdown'
 
 #programs
-alias trc='tremc -c @192.168.1.162:9091'
+alias trc="tremc -c @$TRNS_IP:9091"
 alias pm='pulsemixer'
 
 #Youtube
diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 8ba2b4f..6afc3f8 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ export PATH="/opt/rocm/rocfft/bin:$PATH"
 #fix arduino ide issues
 export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
 
+#define variables used with transmission scripts
+export TRNS_IP="192.168.1.162"
+export TRNS_DL_DIR="/usr/local/etc/transmission/home/Downloads"
+
+#needed for whisper, may be able to get rid of at some point
+export HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0
+
 
 #mount samba share, needs entry in /etc/fstab for this line to work
 # //192.168.1.218/storage /media/nagato cifs username=alex,pass=PASSWORD,workgroup=WORKGROUP,user,noauto 0 0