diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/nvwynd/autocmds.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/nvwynd/autocmds.lua
index 7b51dc8..3231a6d 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/nvwynd/autocmds.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/nvwynd/autocmds.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-- used for when lazyness takes over and I'm using a mouse to click around in neo-tree
+-- if insert mode is active then neo-tree won't behave as expected, so we want to stop it
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufEnter", {
+	pattern = { "*neo-tree*" },
+	callback = function()
+		vim.cmd("stopinsert")
+	end,
+})
+
 vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("ListPlugins", function()
 	local plugins = require("lazy").plugins()