diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index 505c25f3..a36ae6bb 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
   :config
   (setq window-divider-default-right-width 2)
   ;; (setq window-divider-default-bottom-width 1)  ;; -2 from awesome-tray
-  (setq window-divider-default-places 'right-only))
+  (setq window-divider-default-places 'right-only)
+  (window-divider-mode 1))
 
 (use-package tab-bar
   :defer 0.5