diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index 312fdfc..e5ab7af 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ step_postexecute() {
 	local firestarterrc="$HOME/.firestarterrc"
 	if [ -r "$firestarterrc" ] && [ -z "$dryrun" ]; then
 		log "Executing rc script: $firestarterrc"
-		"$firestarterrc"
+		. "$firestarterrc"
 	fi
 	# Propogate environment variables
 	if [ -n "$_hasdbus" ]; then