diff --git a/home/fish.nix b/home/fish.nix
index f4fafa1..5fa2182 100644
--- a/home/fish.nix
+++ b/home/fish.nix
@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@
         ${pkgs.ffmpeg}/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -v error $argv[..-2] -i $argv[-1] -map 0:v -f md5 -
       '';
       rm.body = ''
-        if which trash >/dev/null
+        if type -q trash
           trash $argv
         else
-          if test $TRASH_MESSAGE_PRINTED != 1 
-            echo (set_color blue)"trash-cli not installed ! falling back to using unforgiving rm"
-            set TRASH_MESSAGE_PRINTED 1
+          if not test $TRASH_MESSAGE_PRINTED
+            echo (set_color blue)"trash-cli not installed! Falling back to using unforgiving rm"(set_color reset)
+            set -gx TRASH_MESSAGE_PRINTED 1
+          end
+          if type -q /usr/bin/rm
+            /usr/bin/rm $argv
+          else
+            ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/rm $argv
           end
-          rm $argv
         end
       '';
     };