diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9893405..2516145 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 Berksfile.lock
 Gemfile.lock
 /cookbooks
+.vagrant
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chefignore b/chefignore
index 05ae232..eed7064 100644
--- a/chefignore
+++ b/chefignore
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ features/*
 # Berkshelf
 Berksfile
 Berksfile.lock
-cookbooks/*
\ No newline at end of file
+cookbooks/*
+
+# Vagrant
+.vagrant
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 445f2f0..3f286cb 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
   version node[:scala][:version]
   append_env_path true
   action :install
+end
+
+template "/etc/profile.d/scala_home.sh" do
+  mode 0755
+  source "scala_home.sh.erb"
+  variables(:scala_home => node[:scala][:home])
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/default/scala_home.sh.erb b/templates/default/scala_home.sh.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b3b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/scala_home.sh.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export SCALA_HOME=<%= @scala_home %>
\ No newline at end of file