diff --git a/.emacs.d/include/general.el b/.emacs.d/include/general.el
index f914bd5..7482d35 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/include/general.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/include/general.el
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@
 (setq compilation-exit-message-function 'compilation-exit-autoclose)
 
 ;; shell
+(setq vterm-shell
+      (if (file-exists-p "/usr/bin/fish")
+          "/usr/bin/fish"
+        shell-file-name))
 (keymap-global-set "C-c v" #'vterm)
 
 (provide 'general)