diff --git a/lua/grug-far/actions/close.lua b/lua/grug-far/actions/close.lua
index 7b208557..640cf20f 100644
--- a/lua/grug-far/actions/close.lua
+++ b/lua/grug-far/actions/close.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local function close()
-  vim.cmd('bdelete')
+  vim.cmd('stopinsert | bdelete')
 end
 
 return close