diff --git a/base/zeesh.zsh b/base/zeesh.zsh
index fbeb8cd..1c951ce 100644
--- a/base/zeesh.zsh
+++ b/base/zeesh.zsh
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ fi
 setopt prompt_subst
 
 kitty_available=n
+# detection method one
 if (( ${+KITTY_SHELL_INTEGRATION} )); then
-    kitty_available=y
     [[ "$KITTY_SHELL_INTEGRATION" == "disabled" ]] && return # don't integrate if configured not to
     autoload -Uz -- "${KITTY_INSTALLATION_DIR}/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration"
     kitty-integration && unfunction kitty-integration
+    kitty_available=y
+fi
+# detection method two
+if [[ $kitty_available == n && -n "$KITTY_INSTALLATION_DIR" ]]; then
+    export KITTY_SHELL_INTEGRATION=${ZEESH_KITTY_INTEGRATION:-enabled}
+    autoload -Uz -- "${KITTY_INSTALLATION_DIR}/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration"
+    kitty-integration && unfunction kitty-integration
+    kitty_available=y
 fi
 
 function ticker_message () {
diff --git a/modules/aliases.zsh b/modules/aliases.zsh
index cc903ed..f48ce6c 100644
--- a/modules/aliases.zsh
+++ b/modules/aliases.zsh
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-alias ls="ls --color=auto"
+ls_arguments=('--color=auto')
+[[ $kitty_available == y ]] && ls_arguments+='--hyperlink=auto'
+
+alias ls="ls ${(j/ /)ls_arguments}"
 alias grep="grep --color=auto"