diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index dd7d14c..25b8a7a 100644
--- a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bell:
 
   # Duration of the visual bell flash in milliseconds. A `duration` of `0` will
   # disable the visual bell animation.
-  duration: 1000
+  duration: 200
 
   # Visual bell animation color.
   color: '#ffffff'
diff --git a/bin/run_terminal b/bin/run_terminal
index 63f8988..94570a1 100755
--- a/bin/run_terminal
+++ b/bin/run_terminal
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ -n "`which terminator`" ]; then
+if [ -n "`which alacritty`" ]; then
+  alacritty $@
+elif [ -n "`which terminator`" ]; then
   terminator $@
 elif [ -n "`which gnome-terminal`" ]; then
   gnome-terminal $@