diff --git a/.config/shell/functions/ala b/.config/shell/functions/ala
index 41664a8..a9055b3 100644
--- a/.config/shell/functions/ala
+++ b/.config/shell/functions/ala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # put in another terminal for some reason and you want alacritty.
 
 ala() {
-   nohup alacritty > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+   nohup "${@:-alacritty}" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
    disown
    exit
 }