diff --git a/.config/dotfiles/setup-machine.sh b/.config/dotfiles/setup-machine.sh
index 22cf326..4d970e2 100755
--- a/.config/dotfiles/setup-machine.sh
+++ b/.config/dotfiles/setup-machine.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ else
             asciidoctor \
             bash-completion \
             vim \
+            rxvt-unicode \
             i3 \
             i3lock \
             i3status \
@@ -69,4 +70,7 @@ export NVM_DIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvm"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion
 
+# setup defaults
+sudo update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator /usr/bin/urxvt
+
 echo "ready for work :-)"