diff --git a/home-manager/shared/shell/helix/default.nix b/home-manager/shared/shell/helix/default.nix
index ade8b3f..d4b9e5f 100644
--- a/home-manager/shared/shell/helix/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/shared/shell/helix/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ in {
         j = ":pipe-to just jupyter";
       };
       editor = {
+        auto-save = {
+          focus-lost = true;
+        };
         line-number = "relative";
         lsp.display-messages = true;
         lsp.display-inlay-hints = true;