diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
index 5ba69477..221db6a9 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ return {
       filesystem = {
         bind_to_cwd = false,
         follow_current_file = true,
+        use_libuv_file_watcher = true,
       },
       window = {
         mappings = {
@@ -55,6 +56,17 @@ return {
         },
       },
     },
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      require("neo-tree").setup(opts)
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TermClose", {
+        pattern = "*lazygit",
+        callback = function()
+          if package.loaded["neo-tree.sources.git_status"] then
+            require("neo-tree.sources.git_status").refresh()
+          end
+        end,
+      })
+    end,
   },
 
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