diff --git a/config.in b/config.in
index 1ba0443ab..17d8c9f39 100644
--- a/config.in
+++ b/config.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set $down j
 set $up k
 set $right l
 # Your preferred terminal emulator
-set $term urxvt
+set $term alacritty
 # Your preferred application launcher
 # Note: it's recommended that you pass the final command to sway
 set $menu dmenu_path | dmenu | xargs swaymsg exec --