diff --git a/lf.nix b/lf.nix
index d4519da..6ceaed0 100644
--- a/lf.nix
+++ b/lf.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       if [ -n "$fs" ]; then
         fs="$(basename -a $fs)"
       else
-        fs="$(ls)"
+        fs="$(ls -a)"
       fi
       printf '%s\n' "$fs" >"$old"
       printf '%s\n' "$fs" >"$new"