diff --git a/install_packages.sh b/install_packages.sh
index f9a3585..3d65798 100755
--- a/install_packages.sh
+++ b/install_packages.sh
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ function macos_install() {
   brew services start redis
   brew services start "postgresql@15"
 
-  # This is a workaround for a problem with the 1.3.7 version of xmlsec1. It forces a downgrade to 1.2.7.
-  # The Atlas Toy IDP uses xmlsec1 to sign the SAML requests.
-  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76805174/getting-key-not-found-with-xmlsec1-on-macos
-  local desired_sha="7f35e6ede954326a10949891af2dba47bbe1fc17" tmp_libxmlsec1_path=/tmp/libxmlsec1.rb
-  curl -o "${tmp_libxmlsec1_path}" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/${desired_sha}/Formula/libxmlsec1.rb"
-  HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1 brew install --formula "${tmp_libxmlsec1_path}"
+  # # This is a workaround for a problem with the 1.3.7 version of xmlsec1. It forces a downgrade to 1.2.7.
+  # # The Atlas Toy IDP uses xmlsec1 to sign the SAML requests.
+  # # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76805174/getting-key-not-found-with-xmlsec1-on-macos
+  # local desired_sha="7f35e6ede954326a10949891af2dba47bbe1fc17" tmp_libxmlsec1_path=/tmp/libxmlsec1.rb
+  # curl -o "${tmp_libxmlsec1_path}" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/${desired_sha}/Formula/libxmlsec1.rb"
+  # HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1 brew install --formula "${tmp_libxmlsec1_path}"
 }
 
 
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ unset rc
 EOF
   fi
 
+  if [[ ! -f ~/.bash_profile ]]; then
+    # Install skeleton .bashrc if one is not present
+    cat >> ~/.bashrc <<"EOF"
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    # include .bashrc if it exists
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+        . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+    fi
+fi
+EOF
+  fi
+
   # Stop the annoying zsh default shell warning
   if [[ ! -f ~/.bash_profile ]] || ! grep -E BASH_SILENCE_DEPRECATION_WARNING ~/.bash_profile >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
     echo "export BASH_SILENCE_DEPRECATION_WARNING=1" >> ~/.bash_profile