diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 072f6bc..d951ed2 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 /* commands */
 static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
 static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", col_h_low, "-nf", col_muted, "-sb", col_base, "-sf", col_text, NULL };
-static const char *termcmd[]  = { "alacritty", NULL };
+static const char *termcmd[]  = { "kitty", NULL };
 static const char *scrnshotcmd[]  = { "flameshot", "gui", NULL };
 
 static const Key keys[] = {