diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/plugins/format.lua b/config/nvim/lua/plugins/format.lua
index 4a9a888..44338cb 100644
--- a/config/nvim/lua/plugins/format.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/plugins/format.lua
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ return {
         javascriptreact = { "eslint_d" },
         typescriptreact = { "eslint_d" },
         svelte = { "eslint_d" },
-        sh = { "shellcheck" },
       }
 
+      if vim.fn.executable("shellcheck") == 1 then
+        require("lint").linters_by_ft.sh = { "shellcheck" }
+      else
+        vim.notify("shellcheck not found: skipping shell linting", vim.log.levels.WARN)
+      end
+
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePost", "BufReadPost", "InsertLeave" }, {
         callback = function()
           require("lint").try_lint()
diff --git a/packages/apt.global b/packages/apt.global
index d00f1e7..fd493cf 100644
--- a/packages/apt.global
+++ b/packages/apt.global
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ zsh
 npm
 tree-sitter-cli
 ripgrep
+shellcheck
 
 # Useless stuff
 fortune-mod