diff --git a/99-ollie-kf5.sh b/99-ollie-kf5.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6971071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/99-ollie-kf5.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$HOME/.local/lib/qt5/plugins${QT_PLUGIN_PATH:+:$QT_PLUGIN_PATH}
+export QML_IMPORT_PATH=$HOME/.local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qml${QML_IMPORT_PATH:+:$QML_IMPORT_PATH}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0312d02..397c420 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ if(OLLIE_KF5)
     # --- Qt5 / KF5 ---
     find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core DBus Widgets Quick Qml QuickControls2)
 
-    # Override KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR so kcoreaddons_add_plugin installs to the
-    # Qt5 plugin directory (e.g. /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins).
-    get_target_property(_QT5_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE Qt5::qmake IMPORTED_LOCATION)
-    execute_process(COMMAND "${_QT5_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}" -query QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE _QT5_PLUGIN_DIR OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    set(KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR "${_QT5_PLUGIN_DIR}" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
+    # Override KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR so kcoreaddons_add_plugin installs under
+    # CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX (e.g. ~/.local/lib/qt5/plugins), not the system dir.
+    set(KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR "lib/qt5/plugins" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
     find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
         Notifications
         Runner
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ if(OLLIE_KF5)
     )
 
     # --- Kate Plugin ---
-    kcoreaddons_add_plugin(ollie_kate SOURCES kate/ollie_kate.cpp kate/ollie_ghost.cpp kate/chat_renderer.cpp INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kf5/ktexteditor")
+    kcoreaddons_add_plugin(ollie_kate SOURCES kate/ollie_kate.cpp kate/ollie_ghost.cpp kate/chat_renderer.cpp INSTALL_NAMESPACE "ktexteditor")
     target_link_libraries(ollie_kate
         KF5::TextEditor
         KF5::SyntaxHighlighting