diff --git a/.vim/vimrc b/.vim/vimrc
index 3e7b2b8..09d34b7 100644
--- a/.vim/vimrc
+++ b/.vim/vimrc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ let g:airline_experimental = 1
 let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
 let g:airline_highlighting_cache = 1
 " violet, wombat, deus
-let g:airline_theme = 'violet'
+let g:airline_theme = 'minimalist'
 let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1
 let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'unique_tail_improved'
 " show tab number instead of number of splits