diff --git a/private_dot_config/nvim/init.vim b/private_dot_config/nvim/init.vim
index acb073c..23bb927 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/private_dot_config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
     set iskeyword-=#                                                               " '#' is an end of word designator
     set iskeyword-=-                                                               " '-' is an end of word designator
     set cmdheight=2                                                                " Better display for messages
+
+    " apply changes to chezmoi files automatically
+    autocmd BufWritePost ~/.local/share/chezmoi/* ! chezmoi apply --source-path "%"
 " }
 
 " AutoRestart {