diff --git a/users/modules/dev_tools.nix b/users/modules/dev_tools.nix
index b9e3e2c..257725c 100644
--- a/users/modules/dev_tools.nix
+++ b/users/modules/dev_tools.nix
@@ -2,21 +2,22 @@
 
 let
   exaPackage = pkgs.exa.override { gitSupport = false; };
-  defaultArgs = "--icons --classify";
-  bin = "${exaPackage}/bin/exa ${defaultArgs}";
 in
 {
   programs.exa = {
     enable = true;
     package = exaPackage;
   };
-  programs.zsh.shellAliases = lib.mkIf config.programs.zsh.enable rec {
-    ls = "${bin} --oneline";
-    la = "${ls} --all";
-    lt = "${bin} --tree --level=3";
-    ll = "${bin} --long --header";
-    lla = "${ll} --all";
-  };
+  programs.zsh.shellAliases =
+    let
+      defaultArgs = "--icons --classify --group-directories-first --all";
+      bin = "${exaPackage}/bin/exa ${defaultArgs}";
+    in
+    lib.mkIf config.programs.zsh.enable {
+      ls = "${bin} --oneline";
+      lt = "${bin} --tree --level=3";
+      ll = "${bin} --long --header";
+    };
 
   programs.direnv = {
     enable = true;