diff --git a/hosts/nb/modules/development/nvim/config/sops.lua b/hosts/nb/modules/development/nvim/config/sops.lua
index 6d95957..662f09a 100644
--- a/hosts/nb/modules/development/nvim/config/sops.lua
+++ b/hosts/nb/modules/development/nvim/config/sops.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ local function is_secrets_file(filepath)
   return false
 end
 
+-- Set filetype before reading to enable syntax highlighting
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPre", {
+  group = sops_group,
+  pattern = secrets_patterns,
+  callback = function(args)
+    -- Set filetype to yaml before the file is read so syntax highlighting works
+    vim.bo.filetype = "yaml"
+  end,
+})
+
 -- Decrypt file after reading
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
   group = sops_group,
@@ -50,10 +60,8 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
         vim.bo.writebackup = false
         vim.bo.undofile = false
 
-        -- Set filetype to yaml if not already set
-        if vim.bo.filetype == "" then
-          vim.bo.filetype = "yaml"
-        end
+        -- Ensure filetype is set to yaml for syntax highlighting
+        vim.bo.filetype = "yaml"
 
         vim.notify("SOPS: File decrypted successfully", vim.log.levels.INFO)
       else