diff --git a/lib/initiate.bash b/lib/initiate.bash
index f8aa22f..7ac25ec 100644
--- a/lib/initiate.bash
+++ b/lib/initiate.bash
@@ -26,24 +26,33 @@ function install_required_packages {
 }
 
 function fix_users_bashrc {
-  # for new users
-  if ! cmp -s /etc/skel/.bashrc "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc; then
-    [[ -f /etc/skel/.bashrc ]] && sudo mv /etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc.ORIGINAL
-    sudo ln -sf "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc
-
+  if [[ -f /etc/skel/.bashrc ]] && ! cmp -s /etc/skel/.bashrc "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc; then
+    local skel_count_lines=$(wc -l /etc/skel/.bashrc)
+    local appended_regex="^${skel_count_lines}a"
     # for pre-existant users
     build_associative_user_homes
     for user in "${!USER_HOMES[@]}"; do
       local user_bashrc="${USER_HOMES[$user]}/.bashrc"
       [[ ! -f "$user_bashrc" ]] && next
-      cmp -s "$user_bashrc" "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc && next
-
-      local backup="$user_bashrc".ORIGINAL
-      sudo -u "$user" -- mv "$user_bashrc" "$backup"
-      sudo -u "$user" -- cp "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc "$user_bashrc"
-      >&2 echo "WARN: .bashrc for user <$user> has forked from skeleton, please resolve conflict manually from backup: $backup"
+      cmp -s "$user_bashrc" /etc/skel/.bashrc && next
+
+      local first_change
+      first_change=$(diff /etc/skel/.bashrc "$user" | head -n1)
+
+      if [[ $first_change =~ $appended_regex ]]; then
+        sudo -u "$user" -- cp "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc "$user_bashrc"
+        diff /etc/skel/.bashrc "$user_bashrc" | grep '^> ' | sed 's/^> //' | tee -a "$user_bashrc"
+        echo "INFO: .bashrc for user <$user> merged succesfully"
+      else
+        local backup="$user_bashrc".ORIGINAL
+        sudo -u "$user" -- mv "$user_bashrc" "$backup"
+        sudo -u "$user" -- cp "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc "$user_bashrc"
+        >&2 echo "WARN: .bashrc for user <$user> has forked from skeleton, please resolve conflict manually from backup: $backup"
+      fi
     done
+    sudo mv /etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc.ORIGINAL
   fi
+  sudo ln -sf "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc
 }
 
 function link_etc {