diff --git a/home-manager/modules/neovim.nix b/home-manager/modules/neovim.nix
index 86cb16f..76667da 100644
--- a/home-manager/modules/neovim.nix
+++ b/home-manager/modules/neovim.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,12 @@
       nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>
 
       lua << EOF
-        require("ibl").setup()
+        require("ibl").setup{
+               indent = { char = "▏" };
+        }
+        local hooks = require "ibl.hooks"
+        hooks.register(hooks.type.WHITESPACE, hooks.builtin.hide_first_space_indent_level)
+        hooks.register(hooks.type.WHITESPACE, hooks.builtin.hide_first_tab_indent_level)
         require'netrw'.setup{}
         require("auto-session").setup {
           auto_save_enabled = true;