diff --git a/modules/radix/home/services/shells.scm b/modules/radix/home/services/shells.scm
index a611993..1522dd0 100644
--- a/modules/radix/home/services/shells.scm
+++ b/modules/radix/home/services/shells.scm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                (match-record abbr <abbreviation>
                  (name pattern position marker expansion)
                  #~((@@ (ice-9 format) format) #f
-                     "abbr --add '~a' \\~%~
+                     "~%abbr --add '~a' \\~%~
                    ~@[     --position ~a \\~%~]~
                    ~@[     --regex \"~a\" \\~%~]~
                    ~@[     --set-cursor=~a \\~%~]~