diff --git a/templates/.vimrc b/templates/.vimrc
index 53b452f..e8bf035 100644
--- a/templates/.vimrc
+++ b/templates/.vimrc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ set softtabstop=4
 set shiftwidth=4
 set expandtab
 
+set autochdir
+
 let g:rustfmt_autosave = 1 " format .rs on save
 
 " custom file types