diff --git a/apps/neovim/settings.vim b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
index 7c2946f..b8ffbc9 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/settings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ if has('autocmd')
 endif
 
 " color scheme
-let base16colorspace=256
-let &t_Co=256
+let base16colorspace=16
+let &t_Co=16
 set background=dark
 syntax enable
 colorscheme base16-donokai
diff --git a/apps/shell/bash/aliases b/apps/shell/bash/aliases
index a3cc4ff..1815d79 100644
--- a/apps/shell/bash/aliases
+++ b/apps/shell/bash/aliases
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ alias .........="cd ../../../../../../../.."
 
 # tmux aliases
 # TODO: see if this can be worked around?
-alias tmux='TERM=screen-256color-bce tmux' # syntax higlighting for vim in tmux
 alias tmnew="tmux new -s"
 alias tmls="tmux list-sessions"
 alias tmatt="tmux attach -t"
diff --git a/apps/shell/fish/aliases.fish b/apps/shell/fish/aliases.fish
index 7f0812a..fe0ca40 100755
--- a/apps/shell/fish/aliases.fish
+++ b/apps/shell/fish/aliases.fish
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ alias ......... "cd ../../../../../../../.."
 
 # tmux aliases
 # TODO: see if this can be worked around?
-alias tmux 'env TERM=screen-256color-bce tmux' # syntax higlighting for vim in tmux
 alias tmnew "tmux new -s"
 alias tmls "tmux list-sessions"
 alias tmatt "tmux attach -t"
diff --git a/apps/shell/tmux/conf b/apps/shell/tmux/conf
index 865fe65..d3de2ca 100644
--- a/apps/shell/tmux/conf
+++ b/apps/shell/tmux/conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bind r source-file "$HOME/.tmux.conf"
 set -as terminal-overrides ',xterm*:smxx=\E[9m'
 
 # sane defaults
-set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+set -g default-terminal "tmux"
 set -g mouse on
 
 # honestly not exactly sure?
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set -g mouse on
 set -g escape-time 0
 
 # show window activity
-# TODO: this needs to be properly setup
+# TODO: this needs to be properly setup - presumably with tmux-session-list
 setw -g monitor-activity on
 setw -g visual-bell on
 setw -g bell-action other
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ bind-key j switch-client -p
 bind-key h switch-client -p
 bind-key k switch-client -n
 bind-key l switch-client -n
-bind s run-shell "tmux new-window tmuxswitcher"
+# bind s run-shell "tmux new-window sh -c '$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/tmuxswitcher'"
+bind s run-shell "tmux new-window 'sh -c ~/.config/dotfiles/bin/tmuxswitcher'"
 
 # reset the working directory of the current session
 bind-key P attach-session -t . -c '#{pane_current_path}' \; display-message 'Reset session dir to #{pane_current_path}'
diff --git a/bin/n b/bin/n
index 342cac6..a219661 100755
--- a/bin/n
+++ b/bin/n
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 fn="${1}"; shift
 N "$(date +%Y-%m-%d)_${fn}" $*
diff --git a/bin/nf b/bin/nf
index 19a4200..04fe516 100755
--- a/bin/nf
+++ b/bin/nf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 SUBDIR="${2:-}"
 mkdir -p "$NOTES_PATH/$SUBDIR"