diff --git a/DAMASK_env.bat b/DAMASK_env.bat
index caac94532..0c1afb0d6 100644
--- a/DAMASK_env.bat
+++ b/DAMASK_env.bat
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-:: sets up an environment for DAMASK on Windows
-:: usage:  ????
-@echo off
-chcp 1252
-Title Düsseldorf Advanced Materials Simulation Kit - DAMASK, MPIE Düsseldorf
-
-SET DAMASK_ROOT=%HOME%\DAMASK                                                                     
-SET DAMASK_BIN=%DAMASK_ROOT%\bin
-SET PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%:%DAMASK_ROOT%\lib
-SET DAMASK_NUM_THREADS=2
-
-
-
-echo.
-echo Düsseldorf Advanced Materials Simulation Kit - DAMASK
-echo Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf
-echo http://damask.mpie.de
-echo.
-echo Preparing environment ...
-echo DAMASK_ROOT=%DAMASK_ROOT%
-echo DAMASK_NUM_THREADS=%DAMASK_NUM_THREADS%
+:: sets up an environment for DAMASK on Windows
+:: usage:  call DAMASK_env.bat
+@echo off
+set LOCATION=%~dp0
+set DAMASK_ROOT=%LOCATION%\DAMASK
+set DAMASK_NUM_THREADS=2
+chcp 1252
+Title Düsseldorf Advanced Materials Simulation Kit - DAMASK, MPIE Düsseldorf
+echo.
+echo Düsseldorf Advanced Materials Simulation Kit - DAMASK
+echo Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf
+echo http://damask.mpie.de
+echo.
+echo Preparing environment ...
+echo DAMASK_ROOT=%DAMASK_ROOT%
+echo DAMASK_NUM_THREADS=%DAMASK_NUM_THREADS%
+set DAMASK_BIN=%DAMASK_ROOT%\bin
+set PATH=%PATH%;%DAMASK_BIN%
+set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;%DAMASK_ROOT%\lib