diff --git a/hm-configs/files-all.nix b/hm-configs/files-all.nix
index 2367797..073363e 100644
--- a/hm-configs/files-all.nix
+++ b/hm-configs/files-all.nix
@@ -32,4 +32,12 @@
       unzip -d $target $target
     end
   '';
+  ".config/kitty/kitty.conf".text = ''
+    font_family Fira Code Regular
+    bold_font   Fira Code Bold
+    font_size   15.0
+    clipboard_control write-clipboard write-primary no-append
+    include ./theme.conf
+  '';
+  ".config/kitty/theme.conf".source = ../assets/kitty-theme.conf;
 }
diff --git a/hm-configs/files.nix b/hm-configs/files.nix
index ca19920..3a6ceff 100644
--- a/hm-configs/files.nix
+++ b/hm-configs/files.nix
@@ -17,12 +17,4 @@
     full_name = "mat"
     email = "mat@mat.services"
   '';
-  ".config/kitty/kitty.conf".text = ''
-    font_family Fira Code Regular
-    bold_font   Fira Code Bold
-    font_size   15.0
-    clipboard_control write-clipboard write-primary no-append
-    include ./theme.conf
-  '';
-  ".config/kitty/theme.conf".source = ../assets/kitty-theme.conf;
 }
diff --git a/users/mat-hm-laptop.nix b/users/mat-hm-laptop.nix
index 036c377..d3077d8 100644
--- a/users/mat-hm-laptop.nix
+++ b/users/mat-hm-laptop.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ in {
     sessionVariables = {
       BROWSER = "vivaldi";
       CM_LAUNCHER = "rofi";
-      TERMINAL = "kitty";
     };
     packages = with pkgs; [
       # command line utilities
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ in {
       clipnotify
       gnome3.gnome-disk-utility
       i3status-rust
-      kitty
       libappindicator
       libnotify
       lxappearance
diff --git a/users/mat-hm.nix b/users/mat-hm.nix
index 0b37007..0bb307f 100644
--- a/users/mat-hm.nix
+++ b/users/mat-hm.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ let
   email = "mat@mat.services";
 in {
   home = {
-    sessionVariables = { EDITOR = "nvim"; };
+    sessionVariables = {
+      EDITOR = "nvim";
+      TERMINAL = "kitty";
+    };
     packages = with pkgs; [
       # nix utilities
       cachix
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ in {
       neofetch
       rlwrap
       tealdeer
+
+      kitty
     ];
     file = import ../hm-configs/files-all.nix;
   };