diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
index 8f42cd89..061ed88f 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/neo-tree.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ return {
         },
       },
     },
-    close_if_last_window = true,
+    close_if_last_window = false,
     window = {
       position = 'right',
     },