diff --git a/roles/system/files/vim/vimrc b/roles/system/files/vim/vimrc
index b1cf145..0d5619a 100644
--- a/roles/system/files/vim/vimrc
+++ b/roles/system/files/vim/vimrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set tabstop=4
 set shiftwidth=4
 set softtabstop=-1
 syntax on
-set background=dark
+set background=light
 set list listchars=tab:»\ ,extends:›,precedes:‹,nbsp:·,trail:·
 colorscheme solarized
 filetype plugin indent on