diff --git a/dotfiles/vim/vimrc b/dotfiles/vim/vimrc
index 1b3a632..de458ad 100644
--- a/dotfiles/vim/vimrc
+++ b/dotfiles/vim/vimrc
@@ -134,12 +134,6 @@ let &t_SI = "\e[5 q" " cursor beam on insert mode
 let &t_SR = "\e[3 q" " cursor underline on replace mode
 let &t_EI = "\e[2 q" " cursor block otherwise
 
-" reset cursor on start:
-augroup cursorgroup
-    autocmd!
-    autocmd VimEnter * silent !echo -e "\e[2 q"
-augroup END
-
 set number " show line numbers
 set showcmd " show command in bottom bar
 set cursorline " highlight current line
@@ -191,8 +185,15 @@ nnoremap gV `[v`]
 " set language-specific settings for certain filetype/file extensions
 " augroup makes the command only apply once
 " autocmd! directive clears all the autocmds for the current group
+
 augroup configgroup
     autocmd!
+
+    " reset cursor on start:
+    autocmd VimEnter * silent !echo -en "\e[2 q"
+    " echo a blank line to avoid cluttering up the statusline
+    autocmd VimEnter * silent !echo
+
     autocmd VimEnter * highlight clear SignColumn
 
     " Automatically open NERDTree when vim starts up without files specified