diff --git a/env/env b/env/env
index 1c82768..bfa981c 100755
--- a/env/env
+++ b/env/env
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ WALLPAPER_PATH="$HOME/Pictures/bg"
 PREFERRED_EDITOR=(vi vim)
 
 # plays audio files located throughout the system
-MEDIA_ENGINE="canberra-gtk-play -f"
+MEDIA_ENGINE='canberra-gtk-play -f'
+
+# default applications
+WEBBROWSER='google-chrome-stable'
diff --git a/zsh/rentdynamics b/zsh/rentdynamics
index ca824c5..344101d 100644
--- a/zsh/rentdynamics
+++ b/zsh/rentdynamics
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ function rnt() {
 		*)
 			deactivate >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || deactivate_node >/dev/null 2>/dev/null;
 			cd "$RD_PATH"
-			source "$RD_PATH/ENV.sh"
 
 			[ -d "$1" ] && {
 				cd "$1" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null;
 				[ -f "./env/bin/activate" ] \
 					&& source "./env/bin/activate" \
-					|| echo 'No environment here, boss!';
+					|| echo 'No virtual environment here, boss!';
 				[ -f "./myenv" ] \
 					&& source "./myenv" \
 					&& echo 'Loaded custom environment settings!';
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ function RENT_DYNAMICS_GIT_PROJECT_CLEAN_UP() {
 }
 
 function RENT_DYNAMICS_CONNECT_TO_EMAIL() {
-	xdg-open https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1;
+	$WEBBROWSER https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1;
 }
 
 function RENT_DYNAMICS_UPDATE_SLACK_STATUS() {
diff --git a/zsh/utility b/zsh/utility
index ceedc85..95d538e 100644
--- a/zsh/utility
+++ b/zsh/utility
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ OPEN_CURRENT_GIT_REPOSITORY_IN_WEB_BROWSER() {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	local URL="$(git remote get-url $REMOTE | sed 's/git@\([^:]*\):/http:\/\/\1\//')"
-	xdg-open $URL;
+	[ "$WEBBROWSER" ]\
+		&& "$WEBBROWSER $URL" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+		|| dg-open $URL >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+		|| echo $URL;
 }