diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index c525de9..7ccb348 100755
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ set autoindent
 set encoding=utf-8
 
 " replace vertical split pipe character with space
-set fillchars+=vert:\ 
+set fillchars="vert:\ |,fold:\ "
+
 set splitright
 set splitbelow