diff --git a/lua/crentist/lazy/lsp.lua b/lua/crentist/lazy/lsp.lua
index 73e6595..1dc7450 100644
--- a/lua/crentist/lazy/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/crentist/lazy/lsp.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ return {
         })
 
         vim.lsp.config('terraformls', {
-            filetypes = { 'terraform', 'terraform-vars', 'tf' }
+            filetypes = { 'terraform', 'terraform-vars' },
+            -- run terraformls once for a git repo
+            root_dir = function(bufnr, on_dir)
+                on_dir(vim.fs.root(bufnr, '.git'))
+            end
         })
     end
 }