diff --git a/home/vimrc b/home/vimrc
index f4fba12..06768f5 100644
--- a/home/vimrc
+++ b/home/vimrc
@@ -54,12 +54,17 @@ set termguicolors
 
 "let base16colorspace=256
 
-"colorscheme base16-tomorrow-night
+colorscheme base16-tomorrow-night
 "colorscheme Tomorrow-Night
 "colorscheme base16-default-dark
 
 set background=dark
 
+# use default terminal background to retain transparency
+highlight Normal guibg=NONE
+highlight NonText guibg=NONE
+highlight SignColumn guibg=NONE
+
 " Use the same symbols as TextMate for tabstops and EOLs
 set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬