diff --git a/ftplugin/ats.vim b/ftplugin/ats.vim
index 67d4941..45452f7 100644
--- a/ftplugin/ats.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/ats.vim
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endfunction
 
 if g:ats_use_ctags == 1
     augroup ats
-        autocmd BufWritePost *.dats,*.cats,*.sats,*.hats silent !ctags . -R
+        autocmd BufWritePost *.dats,*.cats,*.sats,*.hats silent !ctags -R .
     augroup END
 endif