diff --git a/config.org b/config.org
index b8aad97..944af62 100644
--- a/config.org
+++ b/config.org
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ ophints                      ; highlight the region an operation acts on
 ;;  +centaur-tabs)           ; ... with prettier tabs
 treemacs                     ; a project drawer, like neotree but cooler
 ;;unicode                    ; extended unicode support for various languages
-vc-gutter                    ; vcs diff in the fringe
+(vc-gutter +pretty)          ; vcs diff in the fringe
 vi-tilde-fringe              ; fringe tildes to mark beyond EOB
 (window-select +numbers)     ; visually switch windows
 workspaces                   ; tab emulation, persistence & separate workspaces