diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
index ec741c093..44c7ddd44 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ workspace."
   (unless (executable-find "rg")
     (user-error "Couldn't find ripgrep in your PATH"))
   (require 'helm-rg)
-  (let ((helm-rg-default-directory (or in (doom-project-root) default-directory))
+  (let ((this-command 'helm-rg)
+        (helm-rg-default-directory (or in (doom-project-root) default-directory))
         (helm-rg-default-extra-args
          (delq nil (list (when all-files "-z -uu")
                          (unless recursive "--maxdepth 1")))))
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 0a0056008..3bbb1818e 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ The point of this is to avoid Emacs locking up indexing massive file trees."
   (unless (executable-find "rg")
     (user-error "Couldn't find ripgrep in your PATH"))
   (require 'counsel)
-  (let* ((ivy-more-chars-alist '((t . 1)))
+  (let* ((this-command 'counsel-rg)
          (project-root (or (doom-project-root) default-directory))
          (directory (or in project-root))
          (args (concat (if all-files " -uu")
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index 5c9e85652..562d9a6db 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ This uses a search algorithm other than ivy's default.")
         `((counsel-rg     . +ivy-standard-search)
           (swiper         . +ivy-standard-search)
           (swiper-isearch . +ivy-standard-search)
-          (t . +ivy-alternative-search)))
+          (t . +ivy-alternative-search))
+        ivy-more-chars-alist
+        '((counsel-rg . 1)
+          (t . 3)))
 
   (define-key!
     [remap switch-to-buffer]              #'+ivy/switch-buffer