diff --git a/config/i3/config b/config/i3/config
index 0453879..23df858 100644
--- a/config/i3/config
+++ b/config/i3/config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ font pango:Iosevka,FontAwesome,DejaVu Sans Mono 8
 floating_modifier $mod
 
 # start a terminal
-bindsym $mod+Return exec termite
+bindsym $mod+Return exec alacritty
 
 # kill focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 1261453..b69f857 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export BROWSER="firefox"
 export BASE16_THEME="eighties"
 
 if [ ! $is_wsl ]; then
-  export TERMINAL="termite"
+  export TERMINAL="alacritty"
 fi
 
 export _Z_CMD=j