diff --git a/dotfiles/shell/aliases b/dotfiles/shell/aliases
index f93ce67..aeb7b7c 100644
--- a/dotfiles/shell/aliases
+++ b/dotfiles/shell/aliases
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # aliases common to bash and zsh
 
-alias lime2connect='ssh flyingscorpio@2px.info'
+alias lime2connect='ssh $USER@2px.info'
 
 
 # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases