diff --git a/sway/definitions.d/term.conf b/sway/definitions.d/term.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f0165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/definitions.d/term.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set $term alacritty
+set $term_cwd $term --working-directory "$(swaycwd 2>/dev/null || echo $HOME)"