diff --git a/_machines/ares.yml b/_machines/ares.yml
index 162f553..8982f51 100644
--- a/_machines/ares.yml
+++ b/_machines/ares.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 font_size: 12
 letter_space: 0
-terminal_binary: alacritty
 
 gpu: amd
 
diff --git a/_machines/mars.yml b/_machines/mars.yml
index 9b08edd..2ebf342 100644
--- a/_machines/mars.yml
+++ b/_machines/mars.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 font_size: 11
 letter_space: 0
-terminal_binary: alacritty
 
 users:
 - name: hannes-work
diff --git a/_machines/neptune.yml b/_machines/neptune.yml
index 9b08edd..2ebf342 100644
--- a/_machines/neptune.yml
+++ b/_machines/neptune.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 font_size: 11
 letter_space: 0
-terminal_binary: alacritty
 
 users:
 - name: hannes-work
diff --git a/i3/config.j2 b/i3/config.j2
index fd4ed23..51f8af5 100644
--- a/i3/config.j2
+++ b/i3/config.j2
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     set $mod Mod4
 
     # The default terminal
-    set $terminal "{{ machine.terminal_binary }} --title terminal"
-    set $calc "{{ machine.terminal_binary }} --title calc -e $SHELL -i -c calc"
+    set $terminal "alacritty --config-file ~/.config/alacritty.yml"
+    set $calc "alacritty --config-file ~/.config/alacritty.yml -e $SHELL -i -c calc"
 
     set $scriptdir ~/.i3/scripts