diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-ui.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-ui.el
index 0b84c3f..d26d20a 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-ui.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-ui.el
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         initial-scratch-message nil)
 
   (blink-cursor-mode -1)
+  (setq-default cursor-type 'bar)
 
   (setq whitespace-line-column 120)
   (setq show-trailing-whitespace t)