diff --git a/.config/niri/config.kdl b/.config/niri/config.kdl
index 7387b078..c883c554 100644
--- a/.config/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/.config/niri/config.kdl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ layout {
     // - "always", the focused column will always be centered.
     // - "on-overflow", focusing a column will center it if it doesn't fit
     //   together with the previously focused column.
-    center-focused-column "never"
+    center-focused-column "on-overflow"
 
     // You can customize the widths that "switch-preset-column-width" (Mod+R) toggles between.
     preset-column-widths {