diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index baabda7..b977627 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ map('n', '<leader>cn', ':cnext<cr>zz', { desc = 'Next Item' })
 -- buffer navigation
 map('n', '<leader>kp', ':bprev<cr>', { desc = 'Prev buffer' })
 map('n', '<leader>kn', ':bnext<cr>', { desc = 'Next buffer' })
-map('n', '<leader>kd', ':bdelete<cr>', { desc = 'Delete buffer' })
+map('n', '<leader>kd', ':bp|bd #<cr>', { desc = 'Delete buffer' })
 map('n', '<leader>kc', ':new<cr>', { desc = 'New buffer' })
 map('n', '<leader>ko', '<cmd>%bd|e#<cr>', { desc = 'Close all buffers but the current one' }) -- https://stackoverflow.com/a/42071865/516188