diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 1b80cc9..ba594df 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 /* commands */
 static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
 static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-p", "Run >", "-z", "512", NULL };
-static const char *termcmd[]  = { "st", NULL };
+static const char *termcmd[]  = { "alacritty", NULL };
 static const char *betterlockscreencmd[] = { "betterlockscreen", "--lock", "blur", NULL };
 static const char *spectaclecmd[] = { "spectacle", "-r", "-c", "-b", NULL };
 static const char *cmuspausecmd[] = { "cmus-remote", "--pause", NULL };