diff --git a/vim/config/keyboard.vim b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
index 27eb85d..885f77b 100644
--- a/vim/config/keyboard.vim
+++ b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
         nnoremap <silent><expr> <Leader>? ':h index.txt<CR>'
 
         "toggle the display of the left gutter
-        nnoremap <silent><expr> ` ':if (&number)<Bar>set nonumber<Bar>if (&foldenable)<Bar>set nofoldenable<Bar>endif<Bar>if exists("b:sy")<Bar>if (b:sy.active)<Bar>SignifyToggle<Bar>endif<Bar>endif<Bar>else<Bar>set number<Bar>if !(&foldenable)<Bar>set foldenable<Bar>endif<Bar>if exists("b:sy")<Bar>if !(b:sy.active)<Bar>SignifyToggle<Bar>endif<Bar>endif<Bar>endif<CR>:echo "gutter visibility toggled"<CR>'
+        nnoremap <silent><expr> ` ':if (&number)<Bar>set nonumber<Bar>if (&foldenable)<Bar>set nofoldenable<Bar>endif<Bar>if exists("b:sy")<Bar>SignifyDisable<Bar>endif<Bar>else<Bar>set number<Bar>if !(&foldenable)<Bar>set foldenable<Bar>endif<Bar>if exists("b:sy")<Bar>SignifyEnable<Bar>endif<Bar>endif<CR>:echo "gutter visibility toggled"<CR>'
 
         "toggle folded code at foldpoints
         nnoremap <Space><Space> za
diff --git a/vim/config/settings.vim b/vim/config/settings.vim
index 364ff78..88926b2 100644
--- a/vim/config/settings.vim
+++ b/vim/config/settings.vim
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     "}}}
 
     "USER INTERFACE: {{{
+        set updatetime=100 "set updates to occur every 100ms
         set laststatus=2 showcmd statusline=%F%m%r%h%w[%L][%{&ff}]%y[%p%%][%04l,%04v] "statusline init and config
         set winheight=1 winminheight=1 "set the minimum window height to 1 lines
         set winwidth=1 winminwidth=1 "set the minimum window width to 1 columns