diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 924388c3..d5eba57f 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ else
     alias tscp="torsocks scp"
 fi
 
+alias benice="ionice -c3 nice -n20"
+
 # env vars
 source ~/.setenv