diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 45a5768..c4dc78b 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ alias isotime='date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z"'
 alias gg=lazygit
 alias reload="source ~/.zshrc"
 alias gls=/bin/ls
-alias fd=fdfind
+
+### non standard aliases
+if [ -f ~/.zsh_aliases ]; then
+    source ~/.zsh_aliases
+fi
 
 ### Functions
 function largefiles () { exec 2>/dev/null; du -ah "$@" | grep -P "^\d+(G|T|P|E)\s" }