diff --git a/dotfiles/kakoune.nix b/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
index 2bd7f26..c3ee2b7 100644
--- a/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
+++ b/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
@@ -217,12 +217,15 @@ in {
 
       declare-user-mode window
       map global user w ': enter-user-mode window<ret>' -docstring 'Windowing'
-      map global window v ': tmux-terminal-horizontal sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
+      map global window <s-v> ': tmux-terminal-horizontal sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
         similar-sort-files-cmd "$2"
       }) } -- %val{session} $val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "vertical split with selection"
-      map global window s ': tmux-terminal-vertical sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
+      map global window v ': tmux-terminal-horizontal sh -c %{ kak -c $1 } -- %val{session}'
+
+      map global window <s-s> ': tmux-terminal-vertical sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
         similar-sort-files-cmd "$2"
       }) } -- %val{session} $val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "horizontal split with selection"
+      map global window s ': tmux-terminal-vertical sh -c %{ kak -c $1 } -- %val{session}'
 
       # escape with fd
       hook global InsertChar d %{ try %{