diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 02bb467..1d3381c 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -101,4 +101,9 @@ if [ -f ${HOME}/.bashrc.d/local/${HOSTNAME}.bash ] ; then
     source ${HOME}/.bashrc.d/local/${HOSTNAME}.bash
 fi
 
+if [ -d "$HOME/data/fortunes" -a -x "$(which fortune)" ] ; then
+  echo
+  fortune "$HOME/data/fortunes"
+fi
+
 # export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/ssh-agent.socket"
diff --git a/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash b/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
index a7e019f..93ad55a 100644
--- a/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
+++ b/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
@@ -29,6 +29,3 @@ alias m2='mutt -F ~/.muttrc-imap'
 
 alias k="khal interactive"
 alias r="ranger"
-
-echo
-fortune ~/data/mwlfortune ~/data/mycookies