diff --git a/config/plugins/vim-grepper.vim b/config/plugins/vim-grepper.vim
index e69de29bb..a777b641a 100644
--- a/config/plugins/vim-grepper.vim
+++ b/config/plugins/vim-grepper.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+" initialize g:grepper if it does not exist
+if !exists('g:grepper')
+  let g:grepper = {}
+endif
+
+" set value of g:grepper['tools'] to the same list of tools used by FlyGrep
+if !has_key(g:grepper, 'tools')
+  let g:grepper = {'tools': g:spacevim_search_tools}
+endif