diff --git a/home/tmux.conf b/home/tmux.conf
index e8738a0..a256b38 100644
--- a/home/tmux.conf
+++ b/home/tmux.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ set -g set-titles-string '#{host}: #{pane_title}'
 setw -g window-status-format "#I:#{s/.*\\\\|\.exe//:pane_current_command}"
 setw -g window-status-current-format "#I:#{s/.*\\\\|\.exe//:pane_current_command}"
 
+# don't wrap around with searches
+setw -g wrap-search off
+
 # set the default terminal to tmux instead of pretending to be screen.
 # NOTE: netbsd-curses requires a terminfo.cdb to be built with tmux support.
 #       for my own convenience: