diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 78086b8..0a1431e 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ done
 
 alias arty="arty.sh"
 alias stacks="stacks.sh"
-alias cat="bat --paging=never"
+type bat >/dev/null 2>&1 && alias cat="bat --paging=never"