diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5e6c3c1d..029354ec 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::env;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::io;
-#[cfg(windows)]
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::exit;
 
 fn execute<'a, F, M>(report: &mut Report<'a>, key: M, func: F, no_retry: bool) -> Result<(), Error>
@@ -164,16 +162,10 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
     #[cfg(unix)]
     execute(&mut report, "nix", || unix::run_nix(run_type), config.no_retry())?;
 
+    let emacs = emacs::Emacs::new(&base_dirs);
     if config.should_run(Step::Emacs) {
-        #[cfg(unix)]
-        git_repos.insert(base_dirs.home_dir().join(".emacs.d"));
-
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        {
-            git_repos.insert(base_dirs.data_dir().join(".emacs.d"));
-            if let Ok(home) = env::var("HOME") {
-                git_repos.insert(PathBuf::from(home).join(".emacs.d"));
-            }
+        if let Some(directory) = emacs.directory() {
+            git_repos.insert(directory);
         }
     }
 
@@ -264,12 +256,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
     )?;
 
     if config.should_run(Step::Emacs) {
-        execute(
-            &mut report,
-            "Emacs",
-            || generic::run_emacs(&base_dirs, run_type),
-            config.no_retry(),
-        )?;
+        execute(&mut report, "Emacs", || emacs.upgrade(run_type), config.no_retry())?;
     }
 
     execute(
diff --git a/src/steps/emacs.rs b/src/steps/emacs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de9be7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/steps/emacs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::executor::RunType;
+use crate::terminal::print_separator;
+use crate::utils::{require, require_option, PathExt};
+use directories::BaseDirs;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::env;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+const EMACS_UPGRADE: &str = include_str!("emacs.el");
+
+pub struct Emacs {
+    directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl Emacs {
+    fn directory_path(base_dirs: &BaseDirs) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        return base_dirs.home_dir().join(".emacs.d").if_exists();
+
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        return env::var("HOME")
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|home| PathBuf::from(home).join(".emacs.d").if_exists())
+            .or_else(|| base_dirs.data_dir().join(".emacs.d").if_exists());
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(base_dirs: &BaseDirs) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            directory: Emacs::directory_path(base_dirs),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn directory(&self) -> Option<&PathBuf> {
+        self.directory.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn upgrade(&self, run_type: RunType) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let emacs = require("emacs")?;
+        let init_file = require_option(self.directory.as_ref())?.join("init.el").require()?;
+
+        print_separator("Emacs");
+
+        run_type
+            .execute(&emacs)
+            .args(&["--batch", "-l", init_file.to_str().unwrap(), "--eval", EMACS_UPGRADE])
+            .check_run()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index e44c6ffd..10cf036e 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ use failure::ResultExt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 
-const EMACS_UPGRADE: &str = include_str!("emacs.el");
-
 pub fn run_cargo_update(run_type: RunType) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let cargo_update = utils::require("cargo-install-update")?;
 
@@ -29,18 +27,6 @@ pub fn run_gem(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Result<(), Error> {
     run_type.execute(&gem).args(&["update", "--user-install"]).check_run()
 }
 
-pub fn run_emacs(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let emacs = utils::require("emacs")?;
-    let init_file = base_dirs.home_dir().join(".emacs.d/init.el").require()?;
-
-    print_separator("Emacs");
-
-    run_type
-        .execute(&emacs)
-        .args(&["--batch", "-l", init_file.to_str().unwrap(), "--eval", EMACS_UPGRADE])
-        .check_run()
-}
-
 #[cfg(not(any(
     target_os = "freebsd",
     target_os = "openbsd",
diff --git a/src/steps/mod.rs b/src/steps/mod.rs
index 789ab6fd..4de7489f 100644
--- a/src/steps/mod.rs
+++ b/src/steps/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod emacs;
 pub mod generic;
 pub mod git;
 pub mod node;