diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
index faeb16b9..5047f5f6 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ local picker = {
   ---@param opts? lazyvim.util.pick.Opts
   open = function(builtin, opts)
     opts = opts or {}
+    opts.follow = opts.follow ~= false
     if opts.cwd and opts.cwd ~= vim.uv.cwd() then
       local function open_cwd_dir()
         local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")