diff --git a/user/kakoune.nix b/user/kakoune.nix
index b5b3e45..e415a0b 100644
--- a/user/kakoune.nix
+++ b/user/kakoune.nix
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ in {
       kak-pager
       kak-man-pager
     ];
+    home.activation = {
+      update_kakoune = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+        $DRY_RUN_CMD kak -l | xargs -r -n1 kak -e "config-source;quit" -ui dummy -c
+      '';
+    };
     home.sessionVariables = {
       EDITOR = "kak";
       # Some plugins(kak_ansi) like to compile stuff