diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 4fda001d7..2ebbb805c 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -291,11 +291,28 @@ EOF
   systemctl enable chart_viewer.service
 }
 
+install_bashrc() {
+  if [[ -L ${HOME}/.bashrc ]]; then
+    sudo -u ${USER} rm ${HOME}/.bashrc
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -f ${HOME}/.bashrc ]; then
+    sudo -u ${USER} cp ${HOME}/BirdNET-Pi/templates/bashrc ${HOME}/.bashrc
+  else 
+    if ! grep -q "source ~/.birdnet_bashrc" ${HOME}/.bashrc; then
+      echo "# custom sourcing for BirdNET, please don't remove" >> ${HOME}/.bashrc
+      echo "source ~/.birdnet_bashrc" >> ${HOME}/.bashrc
+    fi
+  fi 
+
+  if [ ! -f ${HOME}/.birdnet_bashrc ]; then
+    sudo -u ${USER} ln -sf ${HOME}/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_bashrc ${HOME}/.birdnet_bashrc
+  fi
+}
+
 install_gotty_logs() {
   sudo -u ${USER} ln -sf $my_dir/templates/gotty \
     ${HOME}/.gotty
-  sudo -u ${USER} ln -sf $my_dir/templates/bashrc \
-    ${HOME}/.bashrc
   cat << EOF > $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_log.service
 [Unit]
 Description=BirdNET Analysis Log
@@ -418,6 +435,7 @@ install_services() {
   install_custom_recording_service # But does not enable
   install_spectrogram_service
   install_chart_viewer_service
+  install_bashrc
   install_gotty_logs
   install_phpsysinfo
   install_livestream_service
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index fec853fb5..e89a1e33a 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ else
 fi
 my_dir=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts
 source "$my_dir/install_helpers.sh"
+source "$my_dir/install_services.sh"
 
 # Sets proper permissions and ownership
 find $HOME/Bird* -type f ! -perm -g+wr -exec chmod g+wr {} + 2>/dev/null
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ if [ -L /usr/local/bin/birdnet_analysis.sh ];then
   rm -f /usr/local/bin/birdnet_analysis.sh
 fi
 
+install_bashrc
+
 # Clean state and update cron if all scripts are not installed
 if [ "$(grep -o "#birdnet" /etc/crontab | wc -l)" -lt 6 ]; then
   sudo sed -i '/birdnet/,+1d' /etc/crontab
diff --git a/templates/bashrc b/templates/bashrc
index 22913ad06..abc11affb 100644
--- a/templates/bashrc
+++ b/templates/bashrc
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ if ! shopt -oq posix; then
     . /etc/bash_completion
   fi
 fi
+
+# BirdNET default features that users can remove
 cd ~/BirdNET-Pi
-function remove() {
-  source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
-  find $EXTRACTED -iname *${1}* -exec rm -drfv {} +
-}
 alias rerc="source ~/.bashrc"
 alias vimrc="vim ~/.bashrc"
+
+# custom sourcing for BirdNET, please don't remove
+source ~/.birdnet_bashrc
diff --git a/templates/birdnet_bashrc b/templates/birdnet_bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21c7932f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/birdnet_bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# BirdNET-Pi custom bashrc sourcing
+# DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE
+
+function remove() {
+  source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+  find $EXTRACTED -iname *${1}* -exec rm -drfv {} +
+}
+