diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index 092f29a..c365f4d 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TARGET_BOARD = { value = "rpi4", condition = { env_not_set = ["TARGET_BOARD"] }
 QEMU = { value = "qemu-system-aarch64", condition = { env_not_set = ["QEMU"] } }
 
 # An aarch64-enabled GDB
-GDB = { value = "/usr/local/opt/gdb-8.2.1-aarhc64/bin/aarch64-linux-elf-gdb", condition = { env_not_set = ["GDB"] } }
+GDB = { value = "/usr/local/opt/gdb/HEAD-a2c58332-aarch64/bin/aarch64-unknown-elf-gdb", condition = { env_not_set = ["GDB"] } }
 
 # OpenOCD with JLink support
 # (RTT patch from http://openocd.zylin.com/#/c/4055/11 has already been merged into main line)
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ script = [
 '''
 ]
 
+[tasks.gdb-config]
+script_runner = "@duckscript"
+script = [
+'''
+    writefile ${GDB_CONNECT_FILE} "target extended-remote :5555\n"
+    appendfile ${GDB_CONNECT_FILE} "break 0x80000\n"
+'''
+]
+
 [tasks.zellij-config]
 dependencies = ["build-qemu", "kernel-binary"]
 script_runner = "@duckscript"
diff --git a/nucleus/Makefile.toml b/nucleus/Makefile.toml
index 3d6249d..bb1175a 100644
--- a/nucleus/Makefile.toml
+++ b/nucleus/Makefile.toml
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ script_runner = "@duckscript"
 script = [
 '''
     writefile ${GDB_CONNECT_FILE} "target extended-remote :5555\n"
+    appendfile ${GDB_CONNECT_FILE} "break 0x80000\n"
+    appendfile ${GDB_CONNECT_FILE} "continue\n"
 '''
 ]
 
+# Problem: this eats STDIN! need to run in subshell or sth
 [tasks.gdb]
 dependencies = ["build", "kernel-binary", "gdb-config"]
 env = { "RUST_GDB" = "${GDB}" }