diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 5608c72..4af90d0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ while lxc exec ss-mgmt -- [ ! -f /var/lib/cloud/instance/boot-finished ]; do
 done
 
 # do some other preparations for user experience
+lxc file push ./management/bash_aliases ss-mgmt/home/ubuntu/.bash_aliases
 lxc file push ./management/bash_profile ss-mgmt/home/ubuntu/.bash_profile
 lxc file push ./management/bashrc ss-mgmt/home/ubuntu/.bashrc
 lxc file push ./management/motd ss-mgmt/etc/update-motd.d/sovereign-stack
diff --git a/management/bash_aliases b/management/bash_aliases
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b29b37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/management/bash_aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+alias ss-deploy='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/project/deploy.sh $@'
+alias ss-remote='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/remote.sh $@'
+alias ss-show='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/show.sh $@'
+alias ss-reset='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/reset.sh $@'
+alias ss-update='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/update.sh $@'
+alias ss-destroy='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/destroy.sh $@'
+alias ss-help='cat /home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/help.txt'
+
+alias ll='ls -lah'
diff --git a/management/bash_profile b/management/bash_profile
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b29b37a..a49f912
--- a/management/bash_profile
+++ b/management/bash_profile
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-alias ss-deploy='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/project/deploy.sh $@'
-alias ss-remote='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/remote.sh $@'
-alias ss-show='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/show.sh $@'
-alias ss-reset='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/reset.sh $@'
-alias ss-update='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/update.sh $@'
-alias ss-destroy='/home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/destroy.sh $@'
-alias ss-help='cat /home/ubuntu/sovereign-stack/deployment/help.txt'
-
-alias ll='ls -lah'
+# this wires up the aliases for remote ssh sessions.
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+  . ~/.bashrc
+fi
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