diff --git a/data/core/config.lua b/data/core/config.lua
index b12aa3fd..b901e584 100644
--- a/data/core/config.lua
+++ b/data/core/config.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config.mouse_wheel_scroll = 50
 config.file_size_limit = 10
 config.symbol_pattern = "[%a_][%w_]*"
 config.non_word_chars = " \t\n/\\()\"':,.;<>~!@#$%^&*|+=[]{}`?-"
-config.treeview_size = 200 * SCALE
 config.undo_merge_timeout = 0.3
 config.max_undos = 10000
 config.highlight_current_line = true
diff --git a/data/plugins/treeview.lua b/data/plugins/treeview.lua
index 17cb1988..426d125e 100644
--- a/data/plugins/treeview.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/treeview.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ local keymap = require "core.keymap"
 local style = require "core.style"
 local View = require "core.view"
 
-
-local TreeView = View:extend()
-
+config.treeview_size = 200 * SCALE
 
 local function get_depth(filename)
   local n = 0
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ local function get_depth(filename)
 end
 
 
+local TreeView = View:extend()
+
 function TreeView:new()
   TreeView.super.new(self)
   self.scrollable = true