diff --git a/modules/home-manager/cli/neovim/files/neotree.lua b/modules/home-manager/cli/neovim/files/neotree.lua
index c1a587f..f1d1728 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/cli/neovim/files/neotree.lua
+++ b/modules/home-manager/cli/neovim/files/neotree.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 local neotree = require 'neo-tree'
 neotree.setup({
-    event_handlers = {
-        {
-            event = "file_opened",
-            handler = function(file_path)
-                -- auto close
-                require("neo-tree.command").execute({action = "close"})
-            end
+    filesystem = {
+        filtered_items = {
+            -- when true, they will just be displayed differently 
+            -- than normal items
+            visible = false,
+            hide_dotfiles = false,
+            hide_gitignored = true,
+        },
+        follow_current_file = {
+            -- follow file in current buffer even iof the file is 
+            -- loaded while tree is open
+            enabled = true,
+            -- do not autoclose expanded dirs
+            leave_dirs_open = true,
         },
     }
 })
-vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(
-    'n',
-    '<leader>nt',
-    ':Neotree toggle<CR>',
-    { table.unpack(opts), desc = 'Toggle NeoTree' }
-)
+
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ns', ':Neotree show<cr>', {desc='Neotree [S]how'})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nc', ':Neotree close<cr>', {desc='Neotree [C]lose'})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nf', ':Neotree focus<cr>', {desc='Neotree [F]ocus'})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nb', ':Neotree show buffers<cr>', {desc='Neotree Nvim [B]uffers'})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ng', ':Neotree show git_status<cr>', {desc='Neotree [G]it status'})