diff --git a/dot/htop.nix b/dot/htop.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 864c76d..0000000
--- a/dot/htop.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-''
-  fields=0 48 17 18 38 39 40 2 46 47 49 1
-  sort_key=46
-  sort_direction=1
-  hide_threads=0
-  hide_kernel_threads=1
-  hide_userland_threads=0
-  shadow_other_users=1
-  show_thread_names=1
-  show_program_path=1
-  highlight_base_name=1
-  highlight_megabytes=1
-  highlight_threads=1
-  tree_view=1
-  header_margin=1
-  detailed_cpu_time=0
-  cpu_count_from_zero=0
-  update_process_names=0
-  account_guest_in_cpu_meter=1
-  color_scheme=0
-  delay=15
-  left_meters=LeftCPUs2 RightCPUs2 Memory Swap
-  left_meter_modes=1 1 1 1
-  right_meters=Uptime Tasks LoadAverage Battery
-  right_meter_modes=2 2 2 2
-''
diff --git a/dot/htoprc b/dot/htoprc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a194980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot/htoprc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+fields=0 48 17 18 38 39 40 2 46 47 49 1
+sort_key=46
+sort_direction=1
+hide_threads=0
+hide_kernel_threads=1
+hide_userland_threads=0
+shadow_other_users=1
+show_thread_names=1
+show_program_path=1
+highlight_base_name=1
+highlight_megabytes=1
+highlight_threads=1
+tree_view=1
+header_margin=1
+detailed_cpu_time=0
+cpu_count_from_zero=0
+update_process_names=0
+account_guest_in_cpu_meter=1
+color_scheme=0
+delay=15
+left_meters=LeftCPUs2 RightCPUs2 Memory Swap
+left_meter_modes=1 1 1 1
+right_meters=Uptime Tasks LoadAverage Battery
+right_meter_modes=2 2 2 2
diff --git a/main.nix b/main.nix
index fc0c309..643aa83 100644
--- a/main.nix
+++ b/main.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ in {
     home.file = {
       ".config/mpv/input.conf".text = import dot/mpv.nix;
       ".config/Typora/themes/base.user.css".text = import dot/typora.nix;
-      ".config/htop/htoprc".text = import dot/htop.nix;
+      ".config/htop/htoprc".text = builtins.readFile dot/htoprc;
       ".ghc/ghci.conf".text = import dot/ghci.nix { inherit pkgs; };
       ".stack/config.yaml".text = import dot/stack.nix { user = config.constants.user; };
       ".zshrc".text = "# nothing to see here";
diff --git a/systems/catullus/config.nix b/systems/catullus/config.nix
index bdfaada..efc49f3 100644
--- a/systems/catullus/config.nix
+++ b/systems/catullus/config.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ in */ {
     networks.Aether = { pskRaw = "e1b18af54036c5c9a747fe681c6a694636d60a5f8450f7dec0d76bc93e2ec85a"; };
   };
   environment.variables.EDITOR = "vim";
-  environment.variables.HTOPRC = toString ../../dot/htop.nix;
+  environment.variables.HTOPRC = toString ../../dot/htoprc;
+  environment.variables.TERM = "linux";
 
   programs.tmux.enable = true;