diff --git a/home/apps/git.nix b/home/apps/git.nix
index 0f0ec44..730df4f 100644
--- a/home/apps/git.nix
+++ b/home/apps/git.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{config, ...}: {
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: {
   age.secrets."gitconfig-work".path = "${config.xdg.configHome}/git/gitconfig-work";
   programs.git.includes = [
     {
@@ -7,6 +11,10 @@
     }
   ];
 
+  # use fsmonitor
+  home.packages = [pkgs.rs-git-fsmonitor pkgs.watchman];
+  programs.git.extraConfig.core.fsmonitor = "rs-git-fsmonitor";
+
   programs.git = {
     enable = true;
     userName = "winston";