diff --git a/core/prelude-editor.el b/core/prelude-editor.el
index 89b65aa..c53ba7e 100644
--- a/core/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/core/prelude-editor.el
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ The body of the advice is in BODY."
 ;; projectile is a project management mode
 (require 'projectile)
 (setq projectile-cache-file (expand-file-name  "projectile.cache" prelude-savefile-dir))
-(projectile-global-mode t)
+(projectile-mode t)
 
 ;; avy allows us to effectively navigate to visible things
 (require 'avy)