diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 4f910f9..38eff8a 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # add things to git
+COMMIT_MSG="Update NixOS config."
+echo "commit message?"
+read $COMMIT_MSG
 git add .
-git commit -m "Update NixOS config."
+git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
 git push origin main