diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 89482ce..3c9b8e4 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# start the x server if we're on tty0 and nothing is running
+[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && exec startx
+
 # make sure antigen exists
 if [[ ! -a ~/.antigen.zsh ]]; then
   wget https://git.io/antigen -O ~/.antigen.zsh
@@ -5,8 +8,16 @@ fi
 
 # powerlevel9k config
 POWERLEVEL9K_INSTALLATION_PATH=$ANTIGEN_BUNDLES/bhilburn/powerlevel9k
-POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(context dir virtualenv vcs)
-POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(status battery root_indicator background_jobs)
+POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(status context dir virtualenv vcs)
+POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(root_indicator background_jobs)
+POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK=false
+POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_BACKGROUND=028
+
+# Host-specific configuration
+if [[ $HOST -eq 'hyrrokkin' ]]; then
+  POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND=051
+  POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_FOREGROUND=000
+fi
 
 # load in antigen
 source ~/.antigen.zsh