diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index a145ad99..93a01878 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 set -g base-index 1
 set -g renumber-windows on
 setw -g automatic-rename on
+# status bar
+set-option -g status-utf8 on
 # Remove the <C-a> delay
 set -s escape-time 0
 # Rather than constraining window size to the maximum size of any client
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ set -s escape-time 0
 # client connected to *that window*. Much more reasonable.
 setw -g aggressive-resize off
 # go zsh, go
-# set-option -g default-shell $SHELL
+set-option -g default-shell $SHELL
 # a mouse
 set -g mode-mouse on
 setw -g mouse-select-window on