diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 916adfd..5750f0c 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ if [ -f .rustfmt.nightly.toml]; then
   exit $?
 fi
 # ok then just run my preferred format
-cargo fmt -- --config imports_granularity=crate
+cargo +nightly fmt -- --config imports_granularity=crate
 }
 
 function spurdo() {
diff --git a/bin/format-rs-from-helix b/bin/format-rs-from-helix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5251878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/format-rs-from-helix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+!/bin/bash
+
+args="--emit stdout --edition 2021 --color never"
+
+if [ -f rustfmt.toml]; then
+  rustfmt $args --config-path rustfmt.toml
+  exit $?
+fi
+if [ -f .rustfmt.toml]; then
+  rustfmt $args --config-path .rustfmt.toml
+  exit $?
+fi
+if [ -f rustfmt.nightly.toml]; then
+  rustfmt +nightly $args --config-path rustfmt.nightly.toml
+  exit $?
+fi
+if [ -f .rustfmt.nightly.toml]; then
+  rustfmt +nightly $args --config-path .rustfm.nightly.toml
+  exit $?
+fi
+# ok then just run my preferred format
+rustfmt +nightly $args --config imports_granularity=crate
diff --git a/helix/languages.toml b/helix/languages.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c047134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix/languages.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[[language]]
+name = "rust"
+auto-format = true
+formatter = { command = "~/.config/bin/format-rs-from-helix" }
+