diff --git a/config/neovim/lua/opdavies/options.lua b/config/neovim/lua/opdavies/options.lua
index b1665d5d..751020d2 100644
--- a/config/neovim/lua/opdavies/options.lua
+++ b/config/neovim/lua/opdavies/options.lua
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ local settings = {
   smartindent = true,
   softtabstop = 2,
   spellfile = "/home/opdavies/Code/dotfiles.nix/config/neovim/spell/en.utf-8.add",
+  splitbelow = true,
+  splitright = true,
   swapfile = false,
   syntax = "on",
   tabstop = 2,