diff --git a/defaults/xdg/niri/config.kdl b/defaults/xdg/niri/config.kdl
index 022062e..978fb92 100644
--- a/defaults/xdg/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/defaults/xdg/niri/config.kdl
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ gestures {
 layout {
     gaps 8
     center-focused-column "never"
+    always-center-single-column
 
     preset-column-widths {
         proportion 0.33333