diff --git a/modules/common/applications/wezterm.nix b/modules/common/applications/wezterm.nix
index 11abb95..e159c57 100644
--- a/modules/common/applications/wezterm.nix
+++ b/modules/common/applications/wezterm.nix
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
               },
             }
 
+            -- This causes `wezterm` to act as though it was started as
+            -- `wezterm connect unix` by default, connecting to the unix
+            -- domain on startup.
+            -- If you prefer to connect manually, leave out this line.
+            config.default_gui_startup_args = { 'connect', 'unix' }
+
             config.leader = {
               key = 'a',
               mods = 'CTRL',