diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index fcc4d5ef..210d8380 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ Part of this config includes some special capture templates for my work as a you
 
   (setq org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files . (:maxlevel . 6))))
 
-  (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'only-window)
+  (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window)
 
   (defun chris/org-agenda ()
     "create a window in AwesomeWM that houses my org-agenda"
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 2bbbf774..d0d68fde 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ vertically."
 
   (setq org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files . (:maxlevel . 6))))
 
-  (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'only-window)
+  (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window)
 
   (defun chris/org-agenda ()
     "create a window in AwesomeWM that houses my org-agenda"