diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 9f537e8..b7f0fb4 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ plug "zap-zsh/exa"
 plug "zap-zsh/fzf"
 plug "fdellwing/zsh-bat"
 plug "lukechilds/zsh-nvm"
-TMUX_MOTD=false
-plug "zpm-zsh/tmux"
 
 # source external stuff
 eval $(perl -I ~/perl5/lib/perl5/ -Mlocal::lib)
@@ -46,3 +44,8 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.config/plasma-workspace/env" ]; then
     source "$sh"
   done
 fi
+
+# load tmux if it exists and we're not in it
+if command -v tmux &> /dev/null && [ -n "$PS1" ] && [[ ! "$TERM" =~ screen ]] && [[ ! "$TERM" =~ linux ]] && [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+  exec tmux
+fi