diff --git a/.beads/config.yaml b/.beads/config.yaml
index f02a515..2724a34 100644
--- a/.beads/config.yaml
+++ b/.beads/config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Issue prefix for this repository (used by bd init)
 # If not set, bd init will auto-detect from directory name
 # Example: issue-prefix: "myproject" creates issues like "myproject-1", "myproject-2", etc.
-# issue-prefix: ""
+issue-prefix: "x"
 
 # Use no-db mode: load from JSONL, no SQLite, write back after each command
 # When true, bd will use .beads/issues.jsonl as the source of truth