diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index a9a4e40..1caa2ff 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ colorscheme gruvbox
 set nowrap
 set mouse=a
 set relativenumber number
-set foldlevelstart=3 foldmethod=syntax nofoldenable "without nofoldenable all folds are closed at startup"
+set foldlevelstart=3 foldmethod=indent nofoldenable "without nofoldenable all folds are closed at startup"
 set ttymouse=xterm2 " fix mouse when used in tmux/byobu https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/50733
 
 set nobackup nowb noswapfile " no need for backups of every file