diff --git a/home/common/terminal.nix b/home/common/terminal.nix
index 544b18f..edbffa3 100644
--- a/home/common/terminal.nix
+++ b/home/common/terminal.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ in {
   };
   programs.urxvt = {
     # default shell can't be changed... I can create a wrapper, but fuck that
+    # symbols nerd font mono doesnt seem to work anyway, so theres no point
+    # in switching from bash to zsh in this case
     enable = supportTerminal "urxvt";
     package = pkgs.rxvt-unicode-emoji;
     keybindings = {
@@ -80,9 +82,13 @@ in {
     extraConfig = {
       depth = 32;
       inheritPixmap = true;
+      # letterSpace = -1;
     };
     scroll.bar.enable = false;
-    fonts = [ "xft:Noto Sans Mono:size=16" "xft:Symbols Nerd Font Mono:size=16" ];
+    fonts = [
+      "xft:Noto Sans Mono:size=16"
+      "xft:Symbols Nerd Font Mono:size=16"
+    ];
   };
   programs.foot = {
     enable = supportTerminal "foot";
diff --git a/home/common/zsh.nix b/home/common/zsh.nix
index a4eb384..97591fe 100644
--- a/home/common/zsh.nix
+++ b/home/common/zsh.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     history.path = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/zsh/zsh_history";
     shellAliases.s = "sudo -A";
     shellAliases.se = "sudo -AE";
+    # I dont want to remap the up key, so only map this, setting ATUIN_NOBIND to true
+    initExtra = ''
+      bindkey '^r' _atuin_search_widget
+    '';
     localVariables = {
       POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS = [
         # "os_icon"               # os identifier
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@
       POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_BACKGROUND = "3";
       POWERLEVEL9K_NIX_SHELL_FOREGROUND = "15";
       SHELL = "zsh";
+      ATUIN_NOBIND = "true";
+      # to allow rebinding ^r
+      ZVM_INIT_MODE = "sourcing";
     };
     plugins = with pkgs; [
       { name = "zsh-vi-mode";