diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
index 45e68776..ac89ab8e 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   pkgs,
+  lib,
   config,
   ...
 }: {
@@ -7,6 +8,12 @@
     "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/bin"
   ];
 
+  home.sessionVariables = let
+    fishCfg = config.programs.fish;
+  in {
+    "SHELL" = lib.mkIf  fishCfg.enable "${lib.getExe fishCfg.package}";
+  };
+
   imports = [
     #
     # CLI / TUI