diff --git a/home-modules/common.nix b/home-modules/common.nix
index e1df5dd..12d8d71 100644
--- a/home-modules/common.nix
+++ b/home-modules/common.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ in
         sessionVariables = {
           EDITOR = "vim";
         };
+        shellAliases = {
+          hm = "home-manager";
+        };
 
         language.base = mkDefault "en_IE.UTF-8";
       };