diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 2dc0909..a1cf1bf 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ let g:pymode_options_max_line_length = 120
 " Gruvbox color scheme
 " ====================
 "
+set background=dark
 colorscheme gruvbox
 
 " vim-ripgrep