diff --git a/liebchen.yml b/liebchen.yml
index 603dab5..e7581ec 100644
--- a/liebchen.yml
+++ b/liebchen.yml
@@ -124,21 +124,11 @@
   - name: unmount MATLAB install media
     command: umount /mnt
 
-  - name: Check if MATLAB is defined in PATH
-    lineinfile:
-      state: absent
-      path: "/etc/environment"
-      regexp: "^PATH=$PATH:/opt/matlab"
-    check_mode: true
-    changed_when: false # This just makes things look prettier in the logs
-    register: check
-  
   - name: Define MATLAB path
-    lineinfile:
-      state: present
-      path: "/etc/environment"
-      line: "PATH=$PATH:/opt/matlab/R2023b/bin"
-    when: check.found == 0
+    copy:
+      dest: "/etc/profile.d/matlab.sh"
+      content: |
+        "PATH=$PATH:/opt/matlab/R2023b/bin"
 
   - name: Add MATLAB desktop entry
     copy: