diff --git a/shells/shared/functions b/shells/shared/functions
index 1e7225c9..6749e596 100644
--- a/shells/shared/functions
+++ b/shells/shared/functions
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ function debugToggle(){
 
 function cat(){
 	local grcConfigs="$HOME/.config/grc/"
+	if ! type -p bat > /dev/null; then
+		/usr/bin/cat "$@"
+		return $?
+	fi
 	if [ -f "$1" ]; then
 		local ext="${1##*.}"
 		if [ -f "${grcConfigs}conf.${ext}" ]; then