diff --git a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.bash b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.bash
index 15b9f422..e303b4cd 100644
--- a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.bash
+++ b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 n()
 {
-    NNN_TMPFILE=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.lastd
+    export NNN_TMPFILE=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.lastd
 
     nnn "$@"
 
diff --git a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.fish b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.fish
index 7bc67fe4..f2a54e8a 100644
--- a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.fish
+++ b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.fish
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 # or, add the lines to the 'config.fish' file.
 
 function n --description 'support nnn quit and change directory'
-    # NOTE: set NNN_TMPFILE correctly if you use 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME'
-    set NNN_TMPFILE ~/.config/nnn/.lastd
+    if test -n "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
+        set -x NNN_TMPFILE "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nnn/.lastd"
+    else
+        set -x NNN_TMPFILE "$HOME/.config/nnn/.lastd"
+    end
 
     nnn $argv
 
     if test -e $NNN_TMPFILE
-            source $NNN_TMPFILE
-            rm $NNN_TMPFILE
+        source $NNN_TMPFILE
+        rm $NNN_TMPFILE
     end
 end
diff --git a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.zsh b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.zsh
index 207aa56b..c55b321d 100644
--- a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.zsh
+++ b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 n()
 {
-    NNN_TMPFILE=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.lastd
+    export NNN_TMPFILE=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.lastd
 
     nnn "$@"