diff --git a/modules/common/bat.nix b/modules/common/bat.nix
index 4dbb8b2..09e0879 100644
--- a/modules/common/bat.nix
+++ b/modules/common/bat.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: let
   inherit (lib) enabled;
 in {
-  environment.shellAliases.cat  = "bat";
+  environment.variables = {
+    MANPAGER = "bat --plain";
+    PAGER    = "bat --plain";
+  };
+  environment.shellAliases = {
+    cat  = "bat";
+    less = "bat --plain";
+  };
 
   home-manager.sharedModules = [{
     programs.bat = enabled {