diff --git a/.config/lesskey b/.config/lesskey
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1859b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/lesskey
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Julian Prein
+
+#env
+# NOTE: Lines need a trailing space when concatenating
+
+# Enable mouse wheel support
+LESS = --mouse --wheel-lines=3 
+# Display ANSI color escape sequences
+LESS += --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS 
+# Exit if entire file fits on screen
+# NOTE: Before v530 `less` would need the -X flag as well for -F to be useful.
+#       With v530 it does not enter alternate mode if the content fits in one
+#       screen.
+LESS += --quit-if-one-screen 
+# Ignore case if the search pattern is only lowercase
+LESS += --ignore-case
diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index f984679..54329f6 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -111,20 +111,6 @@ export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;44;33m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\e[1;4;31m'
 
-unset LESS
-# Enable mouse wheel support
-LESS+="${LESS:+ }--mouse --wheel-lines=3"
-# Display ANSI color escape sequences
-LESS+="${LESS:+ }--RAW-CONTROL-CHARS"
-# Exit if entire file fits on screen
-# NOTE: Before v530 `less` would need the -X flag as well for -F to be useful.
-#       With v530 it does not enter alternate mode if the content fits in one
-#       screen.
-LESS+="${LESS:+ }--quit-if-one-screen"
-# Ignore case if the search pattern is only lowercase
-LESS+="${LESS:+ }--ignore-case"
-export LESS
-
 # Use neovim's man plugin as manpager
 (( ! $+commands[nvim] )) || \
 	export MANPAGER="nvim '+Man!'"