diff --git a/config/nvim/init.lua b/config/nvim/init.lua
index d01f72a..019be79 100644
--- a/config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
         config = function()
             require("neo-tree").setup {
                 close_if_last_window = true,
+                use_libuv_file_watcher = true,
                 default_component_configs = {
                     indent = { padding = 0, indent_size = 1 },
                 },