diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
index bd442269..8e195ffd 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 return {
   'nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim',
+  lazy = false,
   version = '*',
   dependencies = {
     'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
@@ -14,12 +15,16 @@ return {
     { '\\', ':Neotree reveal<CR>', desc = 'NeoTree reveal', silent = true },
   },
   opts = {
+    close_if_last_window = true,
     filesystem = {
       window = {
         mappings = {
           ['\\'] = 'close_window',
         },
       },
+      filtered_items = {
+        hide_dotfiles = false,
+      },
     },
   },
 }