diff --git a/home/emacs/init.el b/home/emacs/init.el
index c813ac0..581e4f4 100644
--- a/home/emacs/init.el
+++ b/home/emacs/init.el
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
   (global-set-key (kbd "M-x") #'helm-M-x)
   (global-set-key (kbd "C-x r b") #'helm-filtered-bookmarks)
   (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") #'helm-find-files)
-  (setq helm-ff-auto-update-initial-value non-nil)
+  (setq helm-ff-auto-update-initial-value 1)
   (helm-mode 1))
 
 ;; org stuff