diff --git a/nixos/zsh.nix b/nixos/zsh.nix
index aa4f7b2..e26b40c 100755
--- a/nixos/zsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/zsh.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       ls = "eza --icons";
       l = "eza -lhg --icons";
 
-      upd = "sudo nixos-generate-config --dir /etc/nixos/hosts && sudo rm /etc/nixos/hosts/configuration.nix && sudo mv /etc/nixos/hosts/hardware-configuration.nix /etc/nixos/hosts/$(hostname).nix && git add /etc/nixos/hosts/$(hostname).nix && sudo nixos-rebuild switch";
+      upd = "sudo nixos-generate-config --dir /etc/nixos/hosts && sudo rm /etc/nixos/hosts/configuration.nix && sudo mv /etc/nixos/hosts/hardware-configuration.nix /etc/nixos/hosts/$(hostname).nix && git --git-dir=/etc/nixos add /etc/nixos/hosts/$(hostname).nix && sudo nixos-rebuild switch";
 
       c = "clear";
       # alias sudo to itself so user aliases can be sudoed