diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 9846e3f..80c3182 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 color desert
 syntax on
 
+set tabstop=8 softtabstop=0 expandtab shiftwidth=4 smarttab
+
 so ~/.vim/plugins.vim
 set splitbelow