diff --git a/lua/general.lua b/lua/general.lua
index c7e9bd6..a5ff210 100644
--- a/lua/general.lua
+++ b/lua/general.lua
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ vim.opt.tabstop = 4      -- number of columns occupied by a tab
 vim.opt.softtabstop = 4  -- see multiple spaces as tabstops so <BS> does the right thing
 vim.opt.expandtab = true -- converts tabs to white space
 vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4   -- width for autoindents
+vim.g.mapleader = " "
 vim.filetype.add({
     extension = {
         sls = "sls.yaml.jinja",