diff --git a/lua/general.lua b/lua/general.lua
index a9b3e3b..37140a0 100644
--- a/lua/general.lua
+++ b/lua/general.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ require("nvim-tree").setup({
     hijack_cursor = true,
     open_on_setup = true,
     open_on_setup_file = true,
-    focus_empty_on_setup = true,
     sync_root_with_cwd = true,
     view = {
       adaptive_size = true,