diff --git a/bashrc.txt b/bashrc.txt
index 1337a705..c3d1bea3 100644
--- a/bashrc.txt
+++ b/bashrc.txt
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ alias rmorphans="doas pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qdtq)"
 alias npm_upgrade="doas npm install -g npm@latest"
 alias rm="newrm -vi"
 alias {doasedit,sudoedit}="doas rnano"
-alias shred="shred -uz" # shreds the file and overwrites it with 1s and 0s
+alias shred="doas shred -uz" # shreds the file and overwrites it with 1s and 0s
 alias indelible="doas chattr +i" # makes a file impossible to delete (except with sudo)
 
 export EDITOR=nvim