diff --git a/nix/home-manager/configuration/graphical-fullblown.nix b/nix/home-manager/configuration/graphical-fullblown.nix
index 0192c3f..3315702 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/configuration/graphical-fullblown.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/configuration/graphical-fullblown.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ in {
     ../programs/emacs.nix
     ../programs/firefox.nix
     ../programs/chromium.nix
-    ../programs/homeshick.nix
+    # FIXME: fix homeshick when no WAN connection is available
+    # ../programs/homeshick.nix
     ../programs/libreoffice.nix
     ../programs/neovim.nix
     ../programs/pass.nix
diff --git a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
index da14963..f563181 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ let
         ;;
     esac
   '';
-  # FIXME: alacritty's reflow on grow is currently broken (on my system)
   terminalCommand = "${pkgs.alacritty}/bin/alacritty";
   # terminalCommand = "${pkgs.roxterm}/bin/roxterm";
 
diff --git a/nix/overlay.nix b/nix/overlay.nix
index 9d2e289..886dfa8 100644
--- a/nix/overlay.nix
+++ b/nix/overlay.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,19 @@ let
   };
 
 in {
-  alacritty = nixpkgs-master.alacritty;
+  # alacritty = nixpkgs-master.alacritty;
+  alacritty = super.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "alacritty-custom";
+    buildInputs = [ super.makeWrapper ];
+    phases = "installPhase";
+    installPhase = ''
+      makeWrapper ${nixpkgs-master.alacritty}/bin/alacritty $out/bin/alacritty \
+        --set-default WINIT_HIDPI_FACTOR 1.0
+    '';
+  };
+
+
+
   podman = nixpkgs-master.podman;
   conmon = nixpkgs-master.conmon;