diff --git a/system/.vimrc b/system/.vimrc
index 3c3b6a8..38017c0 100755
--- a/system/.vimrc
+++ b/system/.vimrc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set ruler                 " Always show info along bottom.
 set autoindent            " auto-indent
 set tabstop=4             " tab spacing
 set softtabstop=4         " unify
-set shiftwidth=4          " indent/outdent by 4 columns
+set shiftwidth=2          " indent/outdent by 2 columns
 set shiftround            " always indent/outdent to the nearest tabstop
 set expandtab             " use spaces instead of tabs
 set smarttab              " use tabs at the start of a line, spaces elsewhere