diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 030f9492..26b80301 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ alias apt-gety="apt-get -y "
 alias aptitudey="aptitude -y "
 
 # Set core pattern how I want it to be
-alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf'
+alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf;sysctl -f'
 
 # Allow custom aliases to be put in .aliases or .bash_aliases .
 
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index a4b7a5e6..7be2a451 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ alias apt-gety="apt-get -y "
 alias aptitudey="aptitude -y "
 
 # Set core pattern how I want it to be
-alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf'
+alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf;sysctl -f'
 
 
 # .aliases