diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 60fc708..c7c733f 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ let g:netrw_banner=0
 " Tree style listing in netrw
 let g:netrw_liststyle = 3
 
+" disable ringing the bell for all events
+set belloff=all
+
 " Automatically remove trailing whitespace
 autocmd! BufWrite * mark ' | silent! %s/\s\+$// | norm '