diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/settings.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/settings.lua
index e0173dd..1489762 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/settings.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/settings.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ vim.cmd [[
    set linebreak
    " set guicursor= " always use the block cursor
    syntax enable
+   set syntax=on
    set redrawtime=1000 " max syntax highlight time
    set number "relativenumber
    "autocmd InsertEnter * :set norelativenumber " Automatically toggle line numbers