diff --git a/modules/desktop/niri.nix b/modules/desktop/niri.nix
index 1f26b13..056b52c 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/niri.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/niri.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
 
             layout = {
               gaps = 5;
-              center-focused-column = "never";
+              center-focused-column = "on-overflow";
+              always-center-single-column = true;
 
               default-column-width = {
                 proportion = 0.5;