diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c4d8664..5174a8d 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	    (cursor-in-non-selected-windows hollow)))
 
 (defun hook--overwrite-mode-change-cursor ()
-  (setq cursor-type (if overwrite-mode t 'bar)))
+  (setq cursor-type (if overwrite-mode 'hbar 'bar)))
 (add-hook 'overwrite-mode-hook #'hook--overwrite-mode-change-cursor)
 
 ;; Scrolling