diff --git a/dot_config/fish/config.fish b/dot_config/fish/config.fish
index 4f4f033..52f39f9 100644
--- a/dot_config/fish/config.fish
+++ b/dot_config/fish/config.fish
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ setpath ~/.fly/bin
 setpath ~/.nimble/bin
 setpath ~/.bun/bin
 setpath ~/go/bin
+# temp: for overriding the old debian nvim version
+setpath /opt/nvim-linux64/bin
 
 # zoxide setup
 zoxide init fish | source