diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 5b7c578..1438b00 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -112,15 +112,8 @@ inputs: let
       };
 
       vim.filetree = {
-        nvimTreeLua = {
+        nvimTree = {
           enable = true;
-          renderer = {
-            rootFolderLabel = null;
-          };
-          view = {
-            width = 25;
-            cursorline = false;
-          };
         };
       };
 
diff --git a/lib/lua.nix b/lib/lua.nix
index 75f96e1..1d4cdb9 100644
--- a/lib/lua.nix
+++ b/lib/lua.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
     else "'${value}'";
 
   # convert an expression to lua
+
   expToLua = exp:
     if builtins.isList exp
-    then listToLuaTable exp
+    then listToLuaTable exp # if list, convert to lua table
     else if builtins.isAttrs exp
-    then attrsetToLuaTable exp
-    else ("\"" + builtins.toJSON exp + "\"");
+    then attrsetToLuaTable exp # if attrs, convert to table
+    else if builtins.isBool exp
+    then lib.boolToString exp # if bool, convert to string
+    else if builtins.isInt exp
+    then builtins.toString exp # if int, convert to string
+    else (builtins.toJSON exp); # otherwise jsonify the value and print as is
 
   # convert list to a lua table
   listToLuaTable = list: