diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a87275c8..2ed389c5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ This works with python 3.7.0, xonsh 0.8.8 and direnv 2.17.0.
 change log
 ==========
 
+1.6.5
+-----
+* PR https://github.com/74th/xonsh-direnv/pull/24
+
 1.6.4
 -----
 * PR https://github.com/74th/xonsh-direnv/pull/21
@@ -68,3 +72,4 @@ Contributors
 * Andy Kipp (@anki-code, contributor)
 * Alexander Sosedkin (@t184256, contributor)
 * Mark Bestley (@bestlem, contributor)
+* mingmingrr (@mingmingrr, contributor)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4badf9a7..08a23069 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="xonsh-direnv",
-    version="1.6.4",
+    version="1.6.5",
     license="MIT",
     url="https://github.com/74th/xonsh-direnv",
     description="direnv support for the xonsh shell",
diff --git a/xontrib/direnv.xsh b/xontrib/direnv.xsh
index 2fc9ec97..83e2ccf2 100644
--- a/xontrib/direnv.xsh
+++ b/xontrib/direnv.xsh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def __direnv():
                 else:
                     __xonsh__.env[k] = v
 
-@events.on_post_rc
-def __direnv_post_rc(**kwargs) -> None:
+@events.on_post_init
+def __direnv_post_init(**kwargs) -> None:
     __direnv()
 
 @events.on_chdir