diff --git a/hosts/aurum/system/users/default.nix b/hosts/aurum/system/users/default.nix
index e427ce8..adff79f 100644
--- a/hosts/aurum/system/users/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/aurum/system/users/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
   # disable user creation/deletion
   users.mutableUsers = false;
 
+  # enable the fish shell globally
+  programs.fish.enable = true;
+
   # configure users
   users = {
     users.laurent = {
       isNormalUser = true;
       initialPassword = "laurent";
       extraGroups = ["wheel" "video"];
-      shell = pkgs.zsh;
+      shell = pkgs.fish; # set login shell to fish
     };
   };
 }