diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index b2e19ed..ec333ff 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 # replace some default tools with different ones
-alias grep='rg'
+alias grep='grep --colour=auto'
 alias ls='eza -Abhg --colour=auto'
 
 # set default options