diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 69bce33..9683ca4 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -71,27 +71,28 @@ _setup_terminal_shell() {
   _mappings_file="${_CONFIG_PATH}/lua/mappings.lua"
   # only ask for shellname if running in terminal
   if [ -t 1 ]; then
-    printf "%s\n: " "Which shell do you want to use ? [ Enter nothing for current shell ( $_CURRENT_SHELL ) ]"
-    read -r shellname
+    printf "\n%s\n" "Which shell do you want to use? (Eg. 2)"
+    printf "\t%s\n" "[ Enter nothing for current shell ( $_CURRENT_SHELL ) ]"
+    grep '^/bin/' '/etc/shells' | nl
+    read -r shellNUM
   fi
-  shellname="${shellname:-${_CURRENT_SHELL}}"
-  printf "%s\n" "$shellname"
 
-  # don't try to do any changes if given shellname is same as bash
-  if ! [ bash = "$shellname" ]; then
+  # don't try to do any changes user wants their default shell in nvim
+  if [ ! -z "$shellNUM" ]; then
+    shellpath=$(grep '^/bin/' '/etc/shells' | sed -n "$shellNUM p")
     # Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4247319
-    if "${_SED}" -i'.bak' -e "s/bash/$shellname/g" "${_mappings_file}"; then
-      printf "\n%s\n" "=> Shell changed to $shellname on nvim successfully!"
+    # \( & \) will use regex brackets (for later reference with \1)
+    # ( & ) will match text brackets
+    if "${_SED}" --posix -i'.bak' -e "s=^\(map(.* \+*terminal\) \(.*)\)=\1$shellpath \2=g" "${_mappings_file}"; then
+      printf "%s\n" "=> Neovim shell changed to $shellpath successfully!"
     else
-      printf "\n%s\n" "Cannot edit with sed, edit ${_mappings_file} manually to replace bash with $shellname."
+      printf "%s\n" "Cannot edit with sed, edit ${_mappings_file} manually to replace bash with $shellpath."
     fi
     rm -f "${_mappings_file}".bak # delete backup file created by sed
-  else
-    printf "\n%s\n" "=> Shell changed to $shellname on nvim successfully!"
   fi
+    printf "%s\n\n" "=> Neovim shell will be ${shellpath:-${_CURRENT_SHELL}}"
   return 0
 }
-
 _setup_arguments() {
   # default variables to be used
   _CONFIG_PATH="${HOME}/.config/nvim"
diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index c682130..d779756 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("t", "jk", "<esc>", {})
 map("v", "p", '"_dP', opt)
 
 -- OPEN TERMINALS --
-map("n", "<C-l>", [[<Cmd>vnew term://bash <CR>]], opt) -- term over right
-map("n", "<C-x>", [[<Cmd> split term://bash | resize 10 <CR>]], opt) --  term bottom
-map("n", "<C-t>t", [[<Cmd> tabnew | term <CR>]], opt) -- term newtab
+map("n", "<C-l>", [[<Cmd> vnew +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>]], opt) -- term over right
+map("n", "<C-x>", [[<Cmd> 10new +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>]], opt) --  term bottom
+map("n", "<C-t>t", [[<Cmd> terminal <CR>]], opt) -- term buffer
 
 -- copy whole file content
 map("n", "<C-a>", [[ <Cmd> %y+<CR>]], opt)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ map("n", "<Leader>fh", [[<Cmd>Telescope help_tags<CR>]], opt)
 map("n", "<Leader>fo", [[<Cmd>Telescope oldfiles<CR>]], opt)
 
 -- bufferline tab stuff
-map("n", "<S-t>", ":tabnew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
+map("n", "<S-t>", ":enew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
 map("n", "<S-x>", ":bd!<CR>", opt) -- close tab
 
 -- move between tabs
diff --git a/lua/utils.lua b/lua/utils.lua
index cf915ed..44bb800 100644
--- a/lua/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/utils.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ M.hideStuff = function()
     vim.api.nvim_exec(
         [[
    au TermOpen term://* setlocal nonumber laststatus=0
+   au TermClose term://* bd!
    au BufEnter,BufWinEnter,WinEnter,CmdwinEnter * if bufname('%') == "NvimTree" | set laststatus=0 | else | set laststatus=2 | endif
 ]],
         false