diff --git a/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua b/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
index 85a5ff19..f9049cc3 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ mainmenu = awful.menu({ items = {
     { "wine", windowsmenu, "" },
     { "filemanager (nemo)", "/usr/bin/nemo", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/system-file-manager.png" },
     { "filemanager (thunar)", "/usr/bin/thunar", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/system-file-manager.png" },
+    { "terminal (alacritty)", "/usr/bin/alacritty", "/usr/share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg" },
     { "terminal (xfce4)", "/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/utilities-terminal.png" },
     { "terminal (xterm)", terminal, "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/utilities-terminal.png" },
     { "configuration", editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile, "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/preferences-other.png" },
diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 64a362ad..5838bea4 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               { description="enable xautolock", group="awesome" }),
 
     -- Some Application shortcuts
+    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "a", function () awful.spawn("/usr/bin/alacritty") end,
+              { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Return", function () awful.spawn(terminal) end,
+              { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "Return", function () awful.util.spawn(xterminal) end,
+              { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
     awful.key({ modkey            }, "e", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/emulationstation") end,
               { description="start emulationstation", group="awesome" }),
     awful.key({ modkey            }, "v", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/chromium") end,
@@ -331,8 +337,8 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               { description="edit awesome configuration", group="awesome" }),
     awful.key({ modkey            }, "z", function() awful.util.spawn(editor_cmd .. " " .. os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.zshrc") end,
               { description="edit zsh configuration", group="awesome" }),
-    awful.key({ modkey            }, "a", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/nemo") end,
-              { description="start nemo", group="awesome"}),
+    --awful.key({ modkey            }, "a", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/nemo") end,
+    --          { description="start nemo", group="awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey            }, "y", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/thunar") end,
               { description="start thunar", group="awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "u", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/xdotool click 2") end),
@@ -383,11 +389,7 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
         end,
         { description = "go back", group = "client"}),
 
-    -- Standard program
-    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Return", function () awful.spawn(terminal) end,
-              { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "Return", function () awful.util.spawn(xterminal) end,
-              { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
+    -- Awesome control
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "r", awesome.restart,
               { description = "reload awesome", group = "awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "q", awesome.quit,