diff --git a/lua/config_plugins/config_toggleterm.lua b/lua/config_plugins/config_toggleterm.lua
index 95cac699..bd603bc5 100644
--- a/lua/config_plugins/config_toggleterm.lua
+++ b/lua/config_plugins/config_toggleterm.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require('toggleterm').setup{
+        direction = 'float',
         open_mapping = [[\t]],
         size = 20,
         hide_numbers = true, -- hide the number column in toggleterm buffers