diff --git a/hosts/thrall/default.nix b/hosts/thrall/default.nix
index 81598cd..3fc609f 100644
--- a/hosts/thrall/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/thrall/default.nix
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
     vimAlias = true;
   };
 
+  # enable zsh globally in order to get home.sessionPath to propagate :()
+  programs.zsh.enable = true;
+
   # List services that you want to enable:
 
   # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.