diff --git a/.environment.d/ssh_agent.env b/.environment.d/ssh_agent.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd9fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.environment.d/ssh_agent.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+if [[ -e ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/systemd/user/default.target.wants/ssh-agent.service ]]
+then
+  SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent.socket
+fi
diff --git a/.github/README.md b/.github/README.md
index 60be858..0e39b2d 100644
--- a/.github/README.md
+++ b/.github/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ git --work-tree=$HOME --git-dir=$HOME/.dotgit checkout master
 - fix the umask
 - Vim put the Yaml indent Stuff in a proper filetype detection script (ftplugin?)
 - Vim also add cfn filetype for cfn-lint
+- enable user systemd units during install (for example the sysd ssh-agent)
 
 ## Echos to be replaced by msg()
 - fuck error msg