diff --git a/emacs.d/org-roam-templates/main.el b/emacs.d/org-roam-templates/main.el
index add0b9b..3cd2296 100644
--- a/emacs.d/org-roam-templates/main.el
+++ b/emacs.d/org-roam-templates/main.el
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp; buffer-read-only: t; -*-
 
+(require 'org-roam) ;; bug fix, org-roam doesn't load properly, so we have to call it.
+
+(setq org-roam-directory "/mnt/Data/Documents/org-files/org-roam")
 
 ;; be paranoid, only open org files in read-only mode.
 ;;
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@
 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'myorg-open-read-only-mode)
 
 
+
 ;;;; add inactive timestamp to every org-item
 ;; https://stackoverflow.com/a/52815573/5115219
 ;; https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/45369/29404