diff --git a/home/.zshrc b/home/.zshrc
index 62a6336..de59cec 100644
--- a/home/.zshrc
+++ b/home/.zshrc
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ alias zshrc="nvim ~/.zshrc"
 alias mount-institut='kinit -kt "$HOME/keytabs/cta1233.keytab" cta1233@KERBEROS.TU-HARBURG.DE && mount /TUHH/Institut'
 alias mount-lehre='kinit -kt "$HOME/keytabs/cta1233.keytab" cta1233@KERBEROS.TU-HARBURG.DE && mount /TUHH/Lehre'
 
+# create terminfo for remote shell. 
+[ "$TERM" = "xterm-kitty" ] && alias ssh="kitty +kitten ssh"
+
 alias rosterm='find_or_create_rosterm'
 
 alias git-delete-merged="git branch --merged main | grep -v '^[ *]*main$' | xargs git branch -d"