diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 4d0ec50..8c9d1e2 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ return require('packer').startup(function(use)
             winbar = {
                 enabled = false,
             },
+            on_open = function()
+                -- Toggle the neo-tree file view such that it is
+                -- always full height; This is a dirty workaround
+                local manager = require('neo-tree.sources.manager')
+                if manager.close('filesystem') then
+                    manager.show('filesystem')
+                end
+            end,
         }) end,
     }
 end)