diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/viper-nvim.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/viper-nvim.lua
index 78a7219..75a43a1 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/viper-nvim.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/viper-nvim.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 return {
   -- highlighting for the viper verification language
   "tiyn/viper.nvim",
-  ft = { "viper" },
+  event = { "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" },
+  pattern = "*.vpr",
   opts = {},
 }