diff --git a/private_dot_config/sheldon/plugins.toml.tmpl b/private_dot_config/sheldon/plugins.toml.tmpl
index 1712f82..ed88389 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/sheldon/plugins.toml.tmpl
+++ b/private_dot_config/sheldon/plugins.toml.tmpl
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #
 # See the documentation for more https://github.com/rossmacarthur/sheldon#readme
 
+shell = "zsh"
+
 [plugins]
 
 [plugins.zsh-autosuggestions]