diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index a06c1ca..bd6808b 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
 # set up asdf (must be after paths)
 . $HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh
 
+# set up poetry
+. $HOME/.poetry/env
+
 # Git aliases
 git config --global alias.co checkout
 git config --global alias.ci commit
@@ -119,9 +122,9 @@ git config --global alias.br branch
 # Other aliases
 
 # recursive grep with line numbers and colour, ignoring binary files:
-alias gnr="grep -nR -I --color"
+alias gnr="grep -nR -I --exclude-dir='.*' --color"
 # same but case-insensitive:
-alias gnri="grep -nRi -I --color"
+alias gnri="grep -nRi -I --exclude-dir='.*' --color"
 
 # Postgres default user:
 export PGUSER=postgres