diff --git a/profile b/profile
index fe27db4..7f0cc87 100755
--- a/profile
+++ b/profile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export LC_TIME=C
 export TERMCAP="${TERMCAP}:vb="
 export HOSTNAME
 export ENV=~/.shrc
+
+mkdir -p $HOME/.local/lib/python/site-packages
 export PYTHONDOCS=/usr/share/doc/python/html/
 export PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:\
 ${HOME}/my/bin/py:${HOME}/.local/lib/python/site-packages"
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 90c054e..20825ad 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ set message-fg yellow
 # default-color
 set -g status-bg green
 set -g status-fg white
-set -g mode-bg white
-set -g mode-fg black
+set -g mode-bg green
+set -g mode-fg white
 
 if "test `hostname` = arch-aspireone" \
     "set -g status-bg blue; set -g status-fg white; \