diff --git a/.config/aerc/accounts.conf b/.config/aerc/accounts.conf
index 8f35764f..c13ed984 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/accounts.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/accounts.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ signature-file            = /home/fic/mail/daniel@ficd.ca.sig
 check-mail-cmd            = /home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
 check-mail                = 5m
 exclude-tags              = spam,archive,deleted
-folders-sort              = InboxNM, SentNM, to-me, sr.ht, git
+folders-sort              = InboxNM, SentNM, to-me, sr.ht, git, archive
+# folders = inbox, 
+archive = archive
 pgp-auto-sign             = true
 pgp-self-encrypt          = true
 pgp-attach-key            = true
diff --git a/.config/aerc/binds.conf b/.config/aerc/binds.conf
index a422e9c2..970df2e4 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/binds.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/binds.conf
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ zb = :align bottom<Enter>
 <Enter> = :view<Enter>
 d = :choose -o y 'Really delete this message' delete-message<Enter>
 D = :delete<Enter>
-a = :archive flat<Enter>
+a = :tag +archive<Enter>
 A = :unmark -a<Enter>:mark -T<Enter>:archive flat<Enter>
 
 C = :compose<Enter>
diff --git a/.config/aerc/personal-map.conf b/.config/aerc/personal-map.conf
index 0c4f5042..ed9605b2 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/personal-map.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/personal-map.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ SentNM=tag:sent and tag:personal
 to-me=tag:to-me and tag:personal
 sr.ht=tag:inbox and tag:srht and tag:personal
 git=tag:inbox and tag:git and tag:personal
+archive=tag:archive