diff --git a/lua/codemp/neo-tree/components.lua b/lua/codemp/neo-tree/components.lua
index faf7dc8..51df0cf 100644
--- a/lua/codemp/neo-tree/components.lua
+++ b/lua/codemp/neo-tree/components.lua
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ M.users = function(config, node, state)
 	for user, buf in pairs(codemp_buffers.users) do
 		if buf == node.name then
 			table.insert(out, {
-				text = " ",
+				text = string.sub(user, 0, 1),
 				highlight = codemp_utils.color(user).bg,
-				align = "end",
 			})
 		end
 	end
+	table.insert(out, {
+		text = " ",
+		highlight = highlights.NORMAL,
+	})
 	return out
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/codemp/neo-tree/init.lua b/lua/codemp/neo-tree/init.lua
index cb19958..144ad4f 100644
--- a/lua/codemp/neo-tree/init.lua
+++ b/lua/codemp/neo-tree/init.lua
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ M.default_config = {
 		buffer = {
 			{ "indent" },
 			{ "icon" },
-			{ "name" },
-			{ "spacer" },
 			{ "users" },
+			{ "name" },
 		},
 		entry = {
 			{ "indent" },