diff --git a/hosts/hermit/programs.nix b/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
index 196dffa..b1b3157 100644
--- a/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
+++ b/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
       wordgrinder
       xournalpp
       zathura
+      zellij
       ;
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/programs/tui/zellij/config.kdl b/modules/programs/tui/zellij/config.kdl
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b4604f..0000000
--- a/modules/programs/tui/zellij/config.kdl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-// taken from https://lobste.rs/s/ft797a/why_zellij#c_4g7k3x
-
-
-// Make the default layout compact and non-disturbing
-default_layout "compact"
-// do not pane frames
-pane_frames false
-// do not show startup tips
-show_startup_tips false
-
-// Choose the mode that zellij uses when starting up.
-// Default: normal
-//
-default_mode "locked"
-
-default_shell "fish"
-
-theme "catppuccin-frappe"
-
-// Toggle enabling the mouse mode. On certain configurations, or terminals this
-// could potentially interfere with copying text.
-// Default: true
-//
-mouse_mode true
-
-
-// If you'd like to override the default keybindings completely, be sure to change "keybinds" to "keybinds clear-defaults=true"
-keybinds clear-defaults=true {
-
-    scroll {
-        bind "Esc" "Ctrl s" { SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "e" { EditScrollback; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "/" { SwitchToMode "EnterSearch"; SearchInput 0; }
-        bind "Ctrl c" { ScrollToBottom; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "j" "Down" { ScrollDown; }
-        bind "k" "Up" { ScrollUp; }
-        bind "Ctrl f" "PageDown" "Right" "l" { PageScrollDown; }
-        bind "Ctrl b" "PageUp" "Left" "h" { PageScrollUp; }
-        bind "d" { HalfPageScrollDown; }
-        bind "u" { HalfPageScrollUp; }
-        bind "g" { ScrollToTop; }
-        bind "G" { ScrollToBottom; }
-    }
-
-    search {
-        bind "Ctrl s" { SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "Esc" "Ctrl c" { ScrollToBottom; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "j" "Down" { ScrollDown; }
-        bind "k" "Up" { ScrollUp; }
-        bind "Ctrl f" "PageDown" "Right" "l" { PageScrollDown; }
-        bind "Ctrl b" "PageUp" "Left" "h" { PageScrollUp; }
-        bind "d" { HalfPageScrollDown; }
-        bind "u" { HalfPageScrollUp; }
-        bind "n" { Search "down"; }
-        bind "p" { Search "up"; }
-        bind "c" { SearchToggleOption "CaseSensitivity"; }
-        bind "w" { SearchToggleOption "Wrap"; }
-        bind "o" { SearchToggleOption "WholeWord"; }
-    }
-
-    entersearch {
-        bind "Ctrl c" "Esc" { SwitchToMode "Scroll"; }
-        bind "Enter" { SwitchToMode "Search"; }
-    }
-
-    renametab {
-        bind "Ctrl c" { SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "Esc" { UndoRenameTab; SwitchToMode "Tmux"; }
-    }
-
-    renamepane {
-        bind "Ctrl c" { SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "Esc" { UndoRenamePane; SwitchToMode "Tmux"; }
-    }
-
-    tmux {
-        bind "[" { SwitchToMode "Scroll"; }
-        bind "Ctrl Space" { Write 1; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "z" { ToggleFocusFullscreen; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-
-        // manipulate tabs
-        bind "c" { NewTab; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "K" { CloseTab; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "R" { SwitchToMode "RenameTab"; }
-
-        // switch modes
-        bind "/" { SwitchToMode "EnterSearch"; SearchInput 0; }
-
-        // miscellaneous
-        bind "s" { ToggleActiveSyncTab; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "m" { ToggleMouseMode; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "y" { Run "yazi"; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-
-        // create new pane
-        bind "Space" { NewPane; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "-" "_" { NewPane "Down"; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "|" "\\" { NewPane "Right"; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "r" { SwitchToMode "RenamePane"; }
-
-        // switch between tabs
-        bind "h" { GoToPreviousTab; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "l" { GoToNextTab; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "1" { GoToTab 1; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "2" { GoToTab 2; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "3" { GoToTab 3; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "4" { GoToTab 4; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "5" { GoToTab 5; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "6" { GoToTab 6; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "7" { GoToTab 7; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "8" { GoToTab 8; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "9" { GoToTab 9; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-
-        // switch between panes
-        bind "Left" { MoveFocus "Left"; }
-        bind "Right" { MoveFocus "Right"; }
-        bind "Down" { MoveFocus "Down"; }
-        bind "Up" { MoveFocus "Up"; }
-        bind "Tab" { FocusNextPane; }
-
-        // move panes
-        bind "H" { MovePane "Left"; }
-        bind "J" { MovePane "Down"; }
-        bind "K" { MovePane "Up"; }
-        bind "L" { MovePane "Right"; }
-
-        // manipulate panes
-        bind "W" { CloseFocus; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-
-        // exit etc
-        bind "Enter" "Esc" { SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "d" { Detach; SwitchToMode "Locked"; }
-        bind "Q" { Quit; }
-
-        // resizing
-        bind "Ctrl h" { Resize "Increase Left"; }
-        bind "Ctrl j" { Resize "Increase Down"; }
-        bind "Ctrl k" { Resize "Increase Up"; }
-        bind "Ctrl l" { Resize "Increase Right"; }
-    }
-
-    shared {
-        bind "Alt n" { NewPane; }
-        bind "Alt h" { MoveFocus "Left"; }
-        bind "Alt j" { MoveFocus "Down"; }
-        bind "Alt l" { MoveFocus "Right"; }
-        bind "Alt k" { MoveFocus "Up"; }
-        bind "Ctrl h" { MoveFocus "Left"; }
-        bind "Ctrl j" { MoveFocus "Down"; }
-        bind "Ctrl l" { MoveFocus "Right"; }
-        bind "Ctrl k" { MoveFocus "Up"; }
-        bind "Alt [" { PreviousSwapLayout; }
-        bind "Alt ]" { NextSwapLayout; }
-        bind "Alt =" "Alt +" { Resize "Increase"; }
-        bind "Alt -" "Alt _" { Resize "Decrease"; }
-    }
-
-    shared_except "tmux" {
-        bind "Ctrl Space" { SwitchToMode "Tmux"; }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/modules/programs/tui/zellij/module.nix b/modules/programs/tui/zellij/module.nix
index e7ccd93..a0ccdc3 100644
--- a/modules/programs/tui/zellij/module.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/tui/zellij/module.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 {pkgs, ...}: let
-  zellij-wrapped = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
-    name = "zellij-wrapped";
-    paths = [pkgs.zellij];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.makeWrapper];
-    postBuild = ''
-      wrapProgram $out/bin/zellij --add-flags "\
-      --config ${./config.kdl}"
-    '';
-  };
+  # I am patching zellij because of this issue:
+  # https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/2548
+  patched-zellij = pkgs.zellij.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    patches = [./zellij-good-scrolling.patch];
+    doCheck = false;
+  });
 in {
   environment.systemPackages = builtins.attrValues {
-    inherit zellij-wrapped;
+    # inherit patched-zellij;
   };
 }