diff --git a/vim/init.vim b/vim/init.vim
index 582902a..0e59686 100644
--- a/vim/init.vim
+++ b/vim/init.vim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set cursorcolumn
 set nojoinspaces
 set nowritebackup
 set termguicolors
-set relativenumber
+"set relativenumber
 
 set bs=2
 set tabstop=2
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ Plug 'rodjek/vim-puppet'
 Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
 Plug 'edkolev/tmuxline.vim'
 Plug 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
+Plug 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
 Plug 'hashivim/vim-terraform'
+Plug 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'
 Plug 'bitc/vim-bad-whitespace'
 call plug#end()
 
@@ -77,9 +79,16 @@ endif
 command! -bang -nargs=? -complete=dir Files
   \ call fzf#vim#files(<q-args>, {'options': ['-e', '--layout=reverse', '--height=80%', '--preview', 'bat --color=always --tabs=2 --style=plain --theme="Monokai Extended" {}']}, <bang>0)
 
+set statusline+=%#warningmsg#
+set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
+set statusline+=%*
+
 let g:syntastic_auto_jump = 1
+let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 1
 let g:syntastic_enable_signs = 1
 let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
+let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
+let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
 let g:syntastic_puppet_puppetlint_args = "--no-80chars-check --no-autoloader_layout-check --no-nested_classes_or_defines-check --no-only_variable_string-check"
 
 let g:lightline = {