diff --git a/home/.config/nvim/init.vim b/home/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 20570b6..5704b9c 100644
--- a/home/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/home/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set mouse=a                 " enable mouse click
 set cursorline              " highlight current cursorline
 set ttyfast                 " Speed up scrolling in Vim
 set fdm=syntax              " foldingmethod syntax
+set foldlevel=10            " only fold when a certain complexity is reached by default. This applies only at startup.
 "set spell                 " enable spell check (may need to download language package)
 set timeout timeoutlen=400
 
diff --git a/home/.config/nvim/noplug.vim b/home/.config/nvim/noplug.vim
index 1687735..8859a8c 100644
--- a/home/.config/nvim/noplug.vim
+++ b/home/.config/nvim/noplug.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set mouse=a                 " enable mouse click
 set cursorline              " highlight current cursorline
 set ttyfast                 " Speed up scrolling in Vim
 set fdm=syntax              " foldingmethod syntax
+set foldlevel=10            " only fold when a certain complexity is reached by default. This applies only at startup.
 "set spell                 " enable spell check (may need to download language package)
 set timeout timeoutlen=400
 
diff --git a/home/.vimrc b/home/.vimrc
index 0a572e0..39a8df1 100644
--- a/home/.vimrc
+++ b/home/.vimrc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set mouse=a                 " enable mouse click
 set cursorline              " highlight current cursorline
 set ttyfast                 " Speed up scrolling in Vim
 set fdm=syntax              " foldingmethod syntax
+set foldlevel=10            " only fold when a certain complexity is reached by default. This applies only at startup.
 "set spell                 " enable spell check (may need to download language package)
 set timeout timeoutlen=400