diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 3c06f6f..14ebdaa 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   (setq tramp-default-method "ssh")
   (defun find-file-as-root ()
     (interactive)
-    (find-file (concat "/sudo::" (buffer-file-name)))))
+    (find-alternate-file (concat "/sudo::" (buffer-file-name)))))
 
 (use-package comint
   :config