diff --git a/ansible/roles/neovim/files/nvim/lua/settings/lazy/plugins/nvimtree.lua b/ansible/roles/neovim/files/nvim/lua/settings/lazy/plugins/nvimtree.lua
index 813fa68..294cfb4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neovim/files/nvim/lua/settings/lazy/plugins/nvimtree.lua
+++ b/ansible/roles/neovim/files/nvim/lua/settings/lazy/plugins/nvimtree.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ return {
         add_trailing = false,
         -- Always group directories in the tree for those that only have one child node
         group_empty = true,
+        -- Never highlight any files in a special way
+        special_files = {},
     })
 
     local whichKey = require("which-key")