diff --git a/modules/homelab/motd/default.nix b/modules/homelab/motd/default.nix
index ed20b4b..6945c84 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/motd/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/motd/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ in {
       # --- System Info ---
       default_iface=$(ip route | awk '/default/ {print $5; exit}')
       ip_addr=$(ip -4 addr show "''${default_iface}" | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1)
-      nixos_version=$(grep VERSION= /etc/os-release | cut -d'"' -f2)
+      nixos_version=$(grep '^VERSION=' /etc/os-release | cut -d'"' -f2 | tr -d '\n')
       kernel_version=$(uname -r)
 
       echo -e "''${headings}System Info''${reset}"
diff --git a/users/blake/dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc b/users/blake/dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc
index b7ae945..f0b54ec 100644
--- a/users/blake/dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/users/blake/dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
 alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
 
 # scripts
+alias motd='sh /etc/motd'
 alias rebuild='sh ~/.nix/bin/rebuild.sh'
 alias perms='sudo sh ~/.nix/bin/perms.sh'
 alias bb='sudo sh ~/.nix/bin/backup_browse.sh'