diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e62ab00..cc5457a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ doc/tags
 debug
 .repro
 foo.*
+*.log
+data
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7e7101..9ac32e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ## ⚡️ Requirements
 
-- Neovim >= 0.5.0
+- Neovim >= 0.7.2
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 
diff --git a/lua/persistence/init.lua b/lua/persistence/init.lua
index 4c3fb32..2398f66 100644
--- a/lua/persistence/init.lua
+++ b/lua/persistence/init.lua
@@ -27,19 +27,16 @@ function M.setup(opts)
 end
 
 function M.start()
-  vim.cmd([[
-    augroup Persistence
-      autocmd!
-      autocmd VimLeavePre * lua require("persistence").save()
-    augroup end
-  ]])
+  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimLeavePre", {
+    group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("persistence", { clear = true }),
+    callback = function()
+      M.save()
+    end,
+  })
 end
 
 function M.stop()
-  vim.cmd([[
-  autocmd! Persistence
-  augroup! Persistence
-  ]])
+  pcall(vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_name, "persistence")
 end
 
 function M.save()