diff --git a/config.el b/config.el
index d7c4727..c295512 100644
--- a/config.el
+++ b/config.el
@@ -1238,8 +1238,8 @@ Otherwise: runs interactive ement-connect, then opens rooms after sync."
 ;; Directory structure: ~/org/snippets/<mode-name>/<snippet-name>
 ;; e.g. ~/org/snippets/org-mode/adr, ~/org/snippets/markdown-mode/adr
 (after! yasnippet
-  (add-to-list 'yas-snippet-dirs (expand-file-name "snippets/" org-directory) t)
-  (yas-reload-all))
+  ;; Prepend ~/org/snippets so it takes priority over defaults
+  (yas-load-directory (expand-file-name "snippets/" org-directory)))
 
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 ;;; NAVIGATION — link-hint, avy