diff --git a/init/init-helm.el b/init/init-helm.el
index 53c021ea1..8230a9395 100644
--- a/init/init-helm.el
+++ b/init/init-helm.el
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
 
     (my--cleanup-buffers-add "^\\*[Hh]elm.*\\*$")
 
-    (bind helm-map
-          (kbd "C-w")  'evil-delete-backward-word
-          (kbd "C-u")  'helm-delete-minibuffer-contents
-          (kbd "C-r")  'evil-ex-paste-from-register ; Evil registers in helm! Glorious!
-          [escape]     'helm-keyboard-quit)
-
     (evil-ex-define-cmd "a" 'helm-projectile-find-other-file)
     (evil-ex-define-cmd "proj[ect]" 'helm-projectile-switch-project)
     (evil-ex-define-cmd "ag" 'my:helm-ag-search)
@@ -83,24 +77,18 @@
               helm-swoop-speed-or-color t
               helm-swoop-split-window-function 'popwin:popup-buffer)
 
-        (after "helm-css-scss"
-          ;; Ex-mode interface for `helm-swoop', `helm-multi-swoop-all' (if `bang'), or
-          ;; `helm-css-scss' and `helm-css-scss-multi' (if `bang') if major-mode is
-          ;; `scss-mode'
-          (evil-define-command my:helm-swoop (&optional search bang)
-            :repeat nil
-            (interactive "<a><!>")
-            (if (eq major-mode 'scss-mode)
-                (if bang (helm-css-scss-multi search) (helm-css-scss search))
-              (if bang (helm-multi-swoop-all search) (helm-swoop :$query search)))))))
+        ;; Ex-mode interface for `helm-swoop', `helm-multi-swoop-all' (if `bang'), or
+        ;; `helm-css-scss' and `helm-css-scss-multi' (if `bang') if major-mode is
+        ;; `scss-mode'
+        (evil-define-command my:helm-swoop (&optional search bang)
+          :repeat nil
+          (interactive "<a><!>")
+          (if (eq major-mode 'scss-mode)
+              (if bang (helm-css-scss-multi search) (helm-css-scss search))
+            (if bang (helm-multi-swoop-all search) (helm-swoop :$query search))))))
 
     ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-    (after "projectile"
-      (use-package helm-projectile
-        :config
-        (setq projectile-switch-project-action 'helm-projectile)))
-
     (after "winner"
       ;; Tell winner-mode to ignore helm buffers
       (dolist (bufname '("*helm recentf*"
@@ -126,11 +114,37 @@
                   :prompt helm-global-prompt
                   :candidate-number-limit helm-company-candidate-number-limit)))))
 
-    (progn ; helm hacks
+    (after "projectile"
+      (use-package helm-projectile
+        :config
+        (setq projectile-switch-project-action 'helm-projectile))
+
       ;; Don't show the project name in the prompts; I already know.
       (defun projectile-prepend-project-name (string)
         (format helm-global-prompt string))
 
+      ;; All this for a smaller prompt (it was redundant with helm headers)
+      (defmacro helm-projectile-command (command source prompt)
+        `(defun ,(intern (concat "helm-projectile-" command)) (&optional arg)
+           (interactive "P")
+           (if (projectile-project-p)
+               (projectile-maybe-invalidate-cache arg))
+           (let ((helm-ff-transformer-show-only-basename nil)
+                 ;; for consistency, we should just let Projectile take care of ignored files
+                 (helm-boring-file-regexp-list nil))
+             (helm :sources ,source
+                   :buffer "*helm projectile*"
+                   :prompt helm-global-prompt))))
+
+      (helm-projectile-command "switch-project" 'helm-source-projectile-projects helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "find-file" helm-source-projectile-files-and-dired-list helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "find-file-in-known-projects" 'helm-source-projectile-files-in-all-projects-list helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "find-file-dwim" 'helm-source-projectile-files-dwim-list helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "find-dir" helm-source-projectile-directories-and-dired-list helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "recentf" 'helm-source-projectile-recentf-list helm-global-prompt)
+      (helm-projectile-command "switch-to-buffer" 'helm-source-projectile-buffers-list helm-global-prompt))
+
+    (progn ; helm hacks
       ;; No persistent header
       (defadvice helm-display-mode-line (after undisplay-header activate)
         (setq header-line-format nil))
@@ -163,8 +177,6 @@
                   (propertize (concat " " hlstr hlend) 'face 'helm-header))))
         (when force (force-mode-line-update))))
 
-    ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
     (progn ; popwin
       (push '("^\\*helm.*\\*$" :position bottom :regexp t :height 18)
             popwin:special-display-config))
@@ -178,4 +190,10 @@
       (evil-define-command my:helm-recentf (&optional bang)
         :repeat nil
         (interactive "<!>")
-        (if bang (helm-recentf) (helm-projectile-recentf))))))
+        (if bang (helm-recentf) (helm-projectile-recentf))))
+
+    (bind helm-map
+          "C-w"        'evil-delete-backward-word
+          "C-u"        'helm-delete-minibuffer-contents
+          "C-r"        'evil-ex-paste-from-register ; Evil registers in helm! Glorious!
+          [escape]     'helm-keyboard-quit)))