diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 47c6cc5..ed532dc 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set nocp
 
 so ~/.vim/user/files.vim
 
+syntax enable
 colorscheme desert
 
 set tsr+=~/.vim/thesaurus/thesaurus-vim-en