diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/grep.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/grep.kak
index 8837c816..c3c91dee 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/grep.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/grep.kak
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require-module grep
 # https://strongly-typed-thoughts.net/blog/kakoune-philosophy
 set-option global grepcmd 'rg --column --smart-case --sort path'