diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
index aa824e01..6f57b71f 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ return {
       },
       filtered_items = {
         hide_dotfiles = false,
+        hide_gitignored = false,
+        use_libuv_file_watcher = true,
       },
       follow_current_file = {
         enabled = true,