diff --git a/lua/orgmode/colors/todo_highlighter.lua b/lua/orgmode/colors/todo_highlighter.lua
index 64f64a01e..4643e9d56 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/colors/todo_highlighter.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/colors/todo_highlighter.lua
@@ -13,35 +13,55 @@ local function add_todo_keyword_highlights()
   end
   local todo_keywords = config:get_todo_keywords()
   local faces = highlights.parse_todo_keyword_faces()
-  utils.readfile(
-    query_files[1],
-    vim.schedule_wrap(function(err, lines)
-      if err then
-        return
-      end
-      local todo_type = table.concat(
-        vim.tbl_map(function(word)
-          return string.format('"%s"', word)
-        end, todo_keywords.TODO),
-        ' '
+  local all_lines = {}
+  for i, _ in pairs(query_files) do
+    if i ~= #query_files then
+      utils.readfile(
+        query_files[i],
+        vim.schedule_wrap(function(err, lines)
+          if err then
+            return
+          end
+          for _, v in ipairs(lines) do
+            table.insert(all_lines, v)
+          end
+        end)
       )
-      local done_type = table.concat(
-        vim.tbl_map(function(word)
-          return string.format('"%s"', word)
-        end, todo_keywords.DONE),
-        ' '
+    else
+      utils.readfile(
+        query_files[i],
+        vim.schedule_wrap(function(err, lines)
+          if err then
+            return
+          end
+          local todo_type = table.concat(
+            vim.tbl_map(function(word)
+              return string.format('"%s"', word)
+            end, todo_keywords.TODO),
+            ' '
+          )
+          local done_type = table.concat(
+            vim.tbl_map(function(word)
+              return string.format('"%s"', word)
+            end, todo_keywords.DONE),
+            ' '
+          )
+          table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @OrgTODO (#any-of? @OrgTODO %s))]], todo_type))
+          table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @OrgDONE (#any-of? @OrgDONE %s))]], done_type))
+          for face_name, face_hl in pairs(faces) do
+            table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @%s (#eq? @%s %s))]], face_hl, face_hl, face_name))
+          end
+          for _, v in ipairs(lines) do
+            table.insert(all_lines, v)
+          end
+          vim.treesitter.set_query('org', 'highlights', table.concat(all_lines, '\n'))
+          if vim.bo.filetype == 'org' then
+            vim.cmd([[filetype detect]])
+          end
+        end)
       )
-      table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @OrgTODO (#any-of? @OrgTODO %s))]], todo_type))
-      table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @OrgDONE (#any-of? @OrgDONE %s))]], done_type))
-      for face_name, face_hl in pairs(faces) do
-        table.insert(lines, string.format([[(item . (expr) @%s (#eq? @%s %s))]], face_hl, face_hl, face_name))
-      end
-      vim.treesitter.set_query('org', 'highlights', table.concat(lines, '\n'))
-      if vim.bo.filetype == 'org' then
-        vim.cmd([[filetype detect]])
-      end
-    end)
-  )
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 return {