diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index c1263417..67445f17 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -2412,7 +2412,8 @@ I'm going to find all kinds of uses for posframe
 (use-package vertico-posframe
   :after vertico
   :config
-  (setq vertico-posframe-min-height 10))
+  (setq vertico-posframe-min-height 10)
+  (vertico-posframe-mode +1))
 #+end_src
 
 ** EWW
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index eef3476c..3154fc36 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1810,7 +1810,8 @@ Describe everything that follows in the present tense, in response to what I typ
 (use-package vertico-posframe
   :after vertico
   :config
-  (setq vertico-posframe-min-height 10))
+  (setq vertico-posframe-min-height 10)
+  (vertico-posframe-mode +1))
 
 (setq home-directory "~/")
 (defun chris/eww-empv ()