diff --git a/home/fish.nix b/home/fish.nix
index c94a69a..f4fafa1 100644
--- a/home/fish.nix
+++ b/home/fish.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@
       ffsum.body = ''
         ${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
+          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
+          end
+          rm $argv
+        end
+      '';
     };
 
     shellAliases = {
@@ -74,8 +85,7 @@
       grep = "grep --color=auto";
       diff = "diff --color=auto";
       dev = "nix develop -c fish";
-      rm = "trash";
-      del = "trash -rf";
+      del = "rm -rf";
       rsyncp = "rsync --info=progress2 --no-inc-recursive";
       ffmpeg = "ffmpeg -hide_banner";
       ffprobe = "ffprobe -hide_banner";