diff --git a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
index a038c911e..f0ae596a0 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
       (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-r") 'ivy-resume)
       (global-set-key (kbd "<f6>") 'ivy-resume)
       ;; Occur
+      (evil-set-initial-state 'ivy-occur-grep-mode 'normal)
       (evil-make-overriding-map ivy-occur-mode-map 'normal)
       (ivy-set-occur 'spacemacs/counsel-search
                      'spacemacs//counsel-occur)