diff --git a/modules/prelude-editor.el b/modules/prelude-editor.el
index 0628146..5d17197 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-editor.el
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
 
 ;; load yasnippet
 (require 'yasnippet)
-(setq yas/snippet-dirs prelude-snippets-dir prelude-personal-snippets-dir)
+(add-to-list 'yas/snippet-dirs prelude-snippets-dir)
+(add-to-list 'yas/snippet-dirs prelude-personal-snippets-dir)
 (yas/global-mode 1)
 
 ;; projectile is a project management mode