diff --git a/home/common/core/nixvim/default.nix b/home/common/core/nixvim/default.nix
index 32c6445..680d477 100644
--- a/home/common/core/nixvim/default.nix
+++ b/home/common/core/nixvim/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
     enable = true;
     enableMan = true; # install man pages for nixvim options
     clipboard.register = "unnamedplus"; # use system clipboard instead of internal registers
-    globals.mapleader = ";";
+    globals.mapleader = " ";
+
+    extraConfigLua = ''
+      vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("", '<Space>', '<Nop>', { noremap = true, silent = true })
+    '';
 
     extraConfigVim = ''
       " ================ Persistent Undo ==================