diff --git a/nixos/ben.nix b/nixos/ben.nix
index e7f243fb..16b04036 100644
--- a/nixos/ben.nix
+++ b/nixos/ben.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 { pkgs, inputs, config, makeEnable, ... }:
 makeEnable config "modules.ben" true {
   home-manager.users.ben = {
+    home-manager = {
+      backupFileExtension = "backup";
+    };
+
     programs.zsh = {
       enable = true;
       shellAliases = {
-        ll = "ls -alF";
-        la = "ls -A";
         l = "ls -CF";
+        la = "ls -A";
+        ll = "ls -lh";
+        lla = "ls -alh";
+        ls = "ls --color=auto";
+        gts = "git status";
+        gtl = "git log";
       };
     };
   };