diff --git a/users/simon/modules/zsh/0001-feat-directory-allow-disabling-repo-integration.patch b/users/simon/modules/zsh/0001-feat-directory-allow-disabling-repo-integration.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3344dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/simon/modules/zsh/0001-feat-directory-allow-disabling-repo-integration.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From 3ded2fd2f67357b986821a36d815853b16c19411 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Simon Bruder <simon@sbruder.de>
+Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 00:55:55 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] feat(directory): allow disabling repo integration
+
+If the directory is a network mount, this can be slowing starship down
+which makes the shell feel unresponsive.
+---
+ src/configs/directory.rs | 2 ++
+ src/modules/directory.rs | 6 +++++-
+ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/configs/directory.rs b/src/configs/directory.rs
+index 32c72fb6..fce3fd76 100644
+--- a/src/configs/directory.rs
++++ b/src/configs/directory.rs
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct DirectoryConfig<'a> {
+     pub truncation_symbol: &'a str,
+     pub home_symbol: &'a str,
+     pub use_os_path_sep: bool,
++    pub disable_repo: bool,
+ }
+ 
+ impl<'a> Default for DirectoryConfig<'a> {
+@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ impl<'a> Default for DirectoryConfig<'a> {
+             truncation_symbol: "",
+             home_symbol: "~",
+             use_os_path_sep: true,
++            disable_repo: false,
+         }
+     }
+ }
+diff --git a/src/modules/directory.rs b/src/modules/directory.rs
+index 873dfde9..03c31314 100644
+--- a/src/modules/directory.rs
++++ b/src/modules/directory.rs
+@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ pub fn module<'a>(context: &'a Context) -> Option<Module<'a>> {
+ 
+     // Attempt repository path contraction (if we are in a git repository)
+     // Otherwise use the logical path, automatically contracting
+-    let repo = context.get_repo().ok();
++    let repo = if config.disable_repo {
++        None
++    } else {
++        context.get_repo().ok()
++    };
+     let dir_string = if config.truncate_to_repo {
+         repo.and_then(|r| r.workdir.as_ref())
+             .filter(|&root| root != &home_dir)
+-- 
+2.36.0
+
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/zsh/default.nix b/users/simon/modules/zsh/default.nix
index 321401c..cc5526c 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/zsh/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, nixosConfig, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, lib, nixosConfig, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   solarized = (import ../common.nix).colorschemes.solarized;
 
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ in
     nix-index.enable = true;
     starship = {
       enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.starship.overrideAttrs (o: o // {
+        patches = o.patches ++ [
+          ./0001-feat-directory-allow-disabling-repo-integration.patch
+        ];
+      });
       settings = {
         add_newline = false;
       };
@@ -118,4 +123,14 @@ in
       ];
     };
   };
+
+  home.file."mounts/.envrc".text = ''
+    export STARSHIP_CONFIG=${(pkgs.formats.toml { }).generate "starship-config-network" (config.programs.starship.settings // {
+      directory.disable_repo = true; # custom option, patched (see above)
+      git_branch.disabled = true;
+      git_commit.disabled = true;
+      git_state.disabled = true;
+      git_status.disabled = true;
+    })}
+  '';
 }