diff --git a/preferences/apps.lua b/preferences/apps.lua
index 5a4eb50..d2e152d 100644
--- a/preferences/apps.lua
+++ b/preferences/apps.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local awful = require("awful")
 local apps = {}
 
 apps.default = {
-   terminal = "kitty",
+   terminal = "alacritty",
    lock = "i3lock",
    screenshot = "scrot -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/ 2>/dev/null'",
    filebrowser = "nautilus"
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ local run_on_start_up = {
 
  apps.autostart()
 
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+