diff --git a/zsh/configs/post/path.zsh b/zsh/configs/post/path.zsh
index 48f4196..fa4086f 100644
--- a/zsh/configs/post/path.zsh
+++ b/zsh/configs/post/path.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ensure dotfiles bin directory is loaded first
-export PATH="$HOME/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
+PATH="$HOME/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
 
 # load rbenv if available
 if command -v rbenv >/dev/null; then
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ if command -v rbenv >/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 # mkdir .git/safe in the root of repositories you trust
-export PATH=".git/safe/../../bin:$PATH"
+PATH=".git/safe/../../bin:$PATH"
+
+typeset -U PATH
+
+export PATH
diff --git a/zsh/functions/move_to_front_of_path b/zsh/functions/move_to_front_of_path
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac835ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/functions/move_to_front_of_path
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Reorders existing entry in PATH to have it at the front
+#
+#   move_to_front_of_path "$HOME/.bin"
+#
+move_to_front_of_path() {
+  if [[ ":$PATH:" == *":$1:"* ]]; then
+    PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed 's#'$1'##g' | sed s/:://g | sed s/:$//g | sed s/^://g)
+    PATH="$1${PATH:+":$PATH"}"
+  fi
+}