diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/other.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/other.lua
index d54ab9e..0fc56cc 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/other.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/other.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ M.toggleterm = function()
       start_in_insert = true,
       insert_mappings = true, -- whether or not the open mapping applies in insert mode
       persist_size = true,
-      direction = 'vertical', -- vertical, horizontal, window, or float
+      direction = 'float', -- vertical, horizontal, window, or float
       close_on_exit = true, -- close the terminal window when the process exits
       -- shell = vim.o.shell, -- change the default shell
       -- This field is only relevant if direction is set to 'float'