diff --git a/visual.vimrc b/visual.vimrc
index fc18d59..2439674 100644
--- a/visual.vimrc
+++ b/visual.vimrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 " set a colorscheme
-colorscheme solarized
+silent! colorscheme solarized
 set background=dark
 
 " do soft wrap of text but not in the middle of words