diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/plugin/prose.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/plugin/prose.vim
index b0c512d..6fe066d 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/plugin/prose.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/plugin/prose.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function! s:Prose()
   call textobj#sentence#init()
   " hide the markdown cruft
   setlocal conceallevel=2
-  setlocal foldlevel=2
+  setlocal foldlevel=3
 endfunction
 
 " invoke it manually by writing :Prose