diff --git a/modules/nixos/lxc.nix b/modules/nixos/lxc.nix
index 1cd339f..368fccb 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/lxc.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/lxc.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       dates = "weekly";
       options = "--delete-older-than 30d";
     };
+    programs.bash.enable = true;
   };
 
   # Generic bootstrapping lxc, use a specific host file for more
diff --git a/modules/programs/bash.nix b/modules/programs/bash.nix
index 897939b..8fef51b 100644
--- a/modules/programs/bash.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/bash.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  flake.modules.homeManager.bash = { pkgs, ... }:
+  flake.modules.homeManager.bash = { pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
   {
-    programs.bash = {
+    programs.bash = lib.mkIf (config.shell.program == "bash") {
       enable = true;
       enableCompletion = true;
       package = pkgs.bash;
diff --git a/modules/programs/shell-tools.nix b/modules/programs/shell-tools.nix
index 1c7c710..9c26c2f 100644
--- a/modules/programs/shell-tools.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/shell-tools.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     ];
 
     config = {
-      programs.bash.enable = lib.mkForce (config.shell.program == "bash");
       programs.zsh.enable  = lib.mkForce (config.shell.program == "zsh");
       home.shell.enableShellIntegration = true;