diff --git a/browser/src/neovim/NeovimProcessSpawner.ts b/browser/src/neovim/NeovimProcessSpawner.ts
index 97715d6663..cbed417c76 100644
--- a/browser/src/neovim/NeovimProcessSpawner.ts
+++ b/browser/src/neovim/NeovimProcessSpawner.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const startNeovim = async (
         "let g:gui_oni = 1",
         "-N",
         "--embed",
+        "--headless",
         "--",
     ])