diff --git a/.init/functions.sh b/.init/functions.sh
index c78d65b3..96b2b206 100755
--- a/.init/functions.sh
+++ b/.init/functions.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ is_ssh() {
 }
 
 _home_push() {
+  export msg="$1"
   git add -A
-  git commit -m "${1:-$CHORE_CHORE}"
+  git commit -m "${msg:-$CHORE_CHORE}"
   git push $2 $3
 }
 
@@ -113,4 +114,4 @@ _join_by() {
   if shift 2; then
     printf %s "$f" "${@/#/$d}"
   fi
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}