diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 232d6e9..efc28ea 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
   ;; Display "labmda" as λ
   (global-prettify-symbols-mode 1)
 
+  ;; ...and finally, sync files with disk changes
+  (global-auto-revert-mode)
+  (diminish 'auto-revert-mode)
+
   )
 
 ;; lower gc threshold again