diff --git a/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix b/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
index d955502..a24bf4c 100644
--- a/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
+++ b/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
@@ -172,4 +172,10 @@
       host.addNetworkInterface = true;
     };
   };
+
+  system.activationScripts.bin = ''
+    echo "setting up /bin..."
+    ln -sfn ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash /tmp/.binbash
+    mv /tmp/.binbash /bin/bash
+  '';
 }