diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/commands.lua b/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/commands.lua
index 3d342a3..2c631f2 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/commands.lua
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ M.add = function(state)
 			local root = {
 				id = "root",
 				name = "no workspace symbols loaded",
-				type = "directory",
+				type = "file",
+				extra = { kind = vim.lsp.protocol.SymbolKind.Event },
 				children = {}
 			}
 			if data ~= nil then
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ M.add = function(state)
 		state.symboltree = { {
 			id = "root",
 			name = "reloading workspace symbols",
-			type = "directory",
+			type = "file",
+			extra = { kind = vim.lsp.protocol.SymbolKind.Event },
 			children = {}
 		} }
 		manager.refresh("symbolmap")
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/init.lua b/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/init.lua
index c99d3f4..32c3d41 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/sources/symbolmap/init.lua
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ M.navigate = function(state, path)
 	if state.symboltree == nil then
 		state.symboltree = { {
 			id = "root",
-			name = "symbols",
-			type = "directory",
+			name = "press 'a' to start querying for symbols",
+			type = "file",
+			extra = { kind = vim.lsp.protocol.SymbolKind.Event },
 			children = {}
 		} }
 	end