diff --git a/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua b/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
index 8204509..e6a786f 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -20,4 +20,13 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePost", {
 	command = "!killall -SIGUSR1 kitty",
 })
 
+-- Open telescope on startup if no files were passed
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
+	callback = function()
+		if #vim.fn.argv() == 0 then
+			require("telescope.builtin").find_files()
+		end
+	end,
+})
+
 return M