diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 30fd094..fe7a134 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ set background=dark
 " Highlight the screen line of the cursor
 set cursorline
 
+" Ignore case in search patterns
+set ignorecase
+
 " enable syntax highlighting
 syntax on