diff --git a/config/ripgrep/README.md b/config/ripgrep/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9500162a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ripgrep/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This empty config is to prevent the error message when running ripgrep without config
diff --git a/config/ripgrep/ripgreprc b/config/ripgrep/ripgreprc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/nixos/home/dotfiles.nix b/nixos/home/dotfiles.nix
index af95b86c..34638920 100644
--- a/nixos/home/dotfiles.nix
+++ b/nixos/home/dotfiles.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ in
     "gtklock/style.css".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${configDir}/gtklock/style.css";
 
     "ags".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${configDir}/ags";
+
+    "ripgrep".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "${configDir}/ripgrep";
   };
 
   programs = {