diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index b0d1243..69d6813 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function gdl { git diff --color=always "$@" | less -R; }
 function ggtl { ggt --color=always "$@" | less -R; }
 function ggpl { ggp --color=always "$@" | less -R; }
 function rgl { rg --color=always "$@" | less -R; }
-alias vimgst="nvim $(git status -s | cut -d ' ' -f 3 | tr '\n' ' ')"
+function vimgst { nvim $(git status -s | cut -d ' ' -f 3 | tr '\n' ' '); }
 
 # git grep colors
 git config --global color.grep.filename "Green"