diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index e804888..2344ee2 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ endif
 
 " coding preferences
 syntax on
-set noautoindent smarttab ts=2 sw=2
+set noautoindent smarttab ts=2 sw=2 expandtab
 set showmatch
 set ruler