diff --git a/lib/img-defaults b/lib/img-defaults
index 193ef740..496660a9 100644
--- a/lib/img-defaults
+++ b/lib/img-defaults
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ export IMAGE_SIZE=${IMAGE_SIZE:-2} # N.B. This size is in GB
 # Set via the CLI normally. 
 # IMAGE_ELEMENT=
 IMG_PATH=~/.cache/image-create
-ELEMENTS_DIR=$(dirname $0)/../elements
+export ELEMENTS_DIR=$(dirname $0)/../elements