diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 2b32682..f49748f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@
 
 (add-to-list 'debug-ignored-errors "^Can't shift all lines enough")
 
+(add-to-list
+ 'display-buffer-alist
+ '("^\\*\\(?:.+-\\)?scratch\\*$" . ((display-buffer-same-window . nil))))
 (add-to-list
  'display-buffer-alist
  '("^\\*git-project-list\\*$" . ((git-project-show-window . nil))))