diff --git a/modules/terminal-life/zsh/default.nix b/modules/terminal-life/zsh/default.nix
index 2db8bc41..b68a4270 100644
--- a/modules/terminal-life/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/modules/terminal-life/zsh/default.nix
@@ -39,21 +39,49 @@ in
     nixos-option = "nixos-option -I nixpkgs=${self}/lib/compat";
     myip = "dig +short myip.opendns.com @208.67.222.222 2>&1";
   };
-  zplug = {
-    enable = true;
-    plugins = [
-      {
-        name = "plugins/z";
-        tags = [ "from:oh-my-zsh" ];
-      }
-      {
-        name = "romkatv/powerlevel10k";
-        tags = [ "as:theme" "depth:1" ];
-      }
-      { name = "zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting"; }
-      { name = "chisui/zsh-nix-shell"; }
-    ];
-  };
+  plugins = [
+    {
+      # will source ohmyzsh/plugins/z/
+      name = "zsh-plugins-z";
+      file = "plugins/z/z.sh";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "ohmyzsh";
+        repo = "ohmyzsh";
+        rev = "249c708ed3a4a7a63d16a6e911a46b6fb9623cbd";
+        sha256 = "sha256-NAVotL5RxpS/zKnO+ngMIjv787lqc1dj/c4blQrQcvU=";
+      };
+    }
+    {
+      name = "zsh-powerlevel10k";
+      file = "powerlevel10k.zsh-theme";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "romkatv";
+        repo = "powerlevel10k";
+        rev = "2dd6a29e4d7a33bfef10973d6550e087be37ddee";
+        sha256 = "sha256-9vc4cMBCNOmPOyzGwnPeMrXXyQUq4pC9Du3AWl9+Rys=";
+      };
+    }
+    {
+      name = "zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting";
+      file = "F-Sy-H.plugin.zsh";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "z-shell";
+        repo = "F-Sy-H";
+        rev = "c4bdc485b67b58351a24f21fcac92c9e0232b939";
+        sha256 = "sha256-uXBGIdJwubuueNhQRdGxPUi0eJN17cflYAuHTjeQ8FQ=";
+      };
+    }
+    {
+      name = "zsh-nix-shell";
+      file = "nix-shell.plugin.zsh";
+      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "chisui";
+        repo = "zsh-nix-shell";
+        rev = "af6f8a266ea1875b9a3e86e14796cadbe1cfbf08";
+        sha256 = "sha256-BjgMhILEL/qdgfno4LR64LSB8n9pC9R+gG7IQWwgyfQ=";
+      };
+    }
+  ];
 
   initExtra = ''
     bindkey -v