diff --git a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
index e1c31b3..1301da0 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ let
         exit 1
         ;;
     esac
-
   '';
 
+  terminal = "${pkgs.gnome3.gnome_terminal}/bin/gnome-terminal";
+
   qtileConfig = pkgs.writeScript "qtile_config.py" ''
 from libqtile.config import Key, Screen, Group, Drag, Click
 from libqtile.command import lazy
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ key_control = "control"
 
 keys = [
     # https://github.com/qtile/qtile/blob/develop/libqtile/xkeysyms.py
-    Key([key_super], "Return", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.roxterm}/bin/roxterm")),
-    Key([key_super], "backslash", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.roxterm}/bin/roxterm")),
-    Key([key_super], "apostrophe", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.roxterm}/bin/roxterm")),
+    Key([key_super], "Return", lazy.spawn("${terminal}")),
+    Key([key_super], "backslash", lazy.spawn("${terminal}")),
+    Key([key_super], "apostrophe", lazy.spawn("${terminal}")),
     Key([key_super], "r", lazy.spawncmd()),
     Key([key_super], "w", lazy.window.kill()),