diff --git a/home/modules/zsh/default.nix b/home/modules/zsh/default.nix
index 6434908..5e33633 100644
--- a/home/modules/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/zsh/default.nix
@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@
 with lib; let
   cfg = config.local.services.zsh;
 in {
-  options.local.services.zsh.enable = mkEnableOption "zsh settings";
+  options.local.services.zsh = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "zsh settings";
+    prompt = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      description = "prompt for your terminal";
+      example = literalExpression "%B[%~] \${vcs_info_msg_0_}%b";
+    };
+  };
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     programs.zsh = {
       enable = true;
       syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
-      initExtra = import ./zshrc.nix pkgs;
+      initExtra = import ./zshrc.nix {inherit config lib pkgs;};
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/modules/zsh/zshrc.nix b/home/modules/zsh/zshrc.nix
index 6665b14..8cadd7e 100644
--- a/home/modules/zsh/zshrc.nix
+++ b/home/modules/zsh/zshrc.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
-  maim,
-  redshift,
-  xclip,
-  ...
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs
 }: ''
   # The following lines were added by compinstall
 
@@ -73,17 +72,17 @@
   return 0
   }
 
-  PROMPT='%B[%~] ''${vcs_info_msg_0_}%b'
+  PROMPT='${config.local.services.zsh.prompt}'
 
   # Aliases and binds
   alias ls='ls --color -F'
   alias l='ls --color -FhAltr'
   alias x='killall --ignore-case --user=$(whoami) --interactive'
-  alias sc='${maim}/bin/maim -s -u | ${xclip}/bin/xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i'
+  alias sc='${lib.getExe pkgs.maim} -s -u | ${lib.getExe pkgs.xclip} -selection clipboard -t image/png -i'
   alias tree='tree -CF'
   alias lock="betterlockscreen -l"
-  alias nightmode="${redshift}/bin/redshift -P -O 1000"
-  alias lightmode="${redshift}/bin/redshift -x="
+  alias nightmode="${lib.getExe pkgs.redshift} -P -O 1000"
+  alias lightmode="${lib.getExe pkgs.redshift} -x="
   alias inbox="echo >> $HOME/gtd/inbox"
   alias nixoide="nix repl '<nixpkgs>'"
   alias vps="ssh -A vps"
diff --git a/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix b/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
index 6dc79ed..951d305 100644
--- a/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
+++ b/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
     baseline.enable = true;
 
     services = {
-      zsh.enable = true;
+      zsh = {
+        enable = true;
+        prompt = "%B[%~] \${vcs_info_msg_0_}%b";
+      };
       accounts.enable = true;
       gpg = {
         enable = true;
diff --git a/home/platforms/fabian@vps/default.nix b/home/platforms/fabian@vps/default.nix
index bb5974f..d8ed967 100644
--- a/home/platforms/fabian@vps/default.nix
+++ b/home/platforms/fabian@vps/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ with lib; {
     baseline.enable = true;
 
     services = {
-      zsh.enable = true;
+      zsh = {
+        enable = true;
+        prompt = "%B<%~> \${vcs_info_msg_0_}%b";
+      };
     };
 
     apps = {