diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
index 8994860f..d600fc5d 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ telescope.setup {
         live_grep = {
             layout_config = { height = 0.8 },
         },
+        grep_string = {
+            layout_config = { height = 0.8 },
+            initial_mode = "normal",
+        },
         resume = {
             initial_mode = "normal",
         },
@@ -71,9 +75,9 @@ vim.keymap.set("n", "/", init_buffer_picker)
 vim.keymap.set("n", "?", cached_buffer_picker)
 
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>/", builtin["find_files"])
--- vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>g/", builtin["git_files"])
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>?", builtin["help_tags"])
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>g/", builtin["live_grep"])
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gw", builtin["grep_string"]) -- greps current word under cursor
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>d", builtin["diagnostics"])
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>b", builtin["buffers"])
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>sp", builtin["spell_suggest"])