diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index a60018b..d01d816 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ Plugin 'SirVer/ultisnips'
 " https://github.com/honza/vim-snippets
 Plugin 'honza/vim-snippets'
 
+" syntastic
+" https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic
+Plugin 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'
 
 " All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
 call vundle#end()            " required
@@ -150,7 +153,13 @@ set statusline+=%{fugitive#statusline()}
 set statusline+=%=                              " left/right separator
 set statusline+=[\ %{v:register}\ ]\            " active register 
 set statusline+=[%{ObsessionStatus(fnamemodify(v:this_session,':t'),'---')}]\ \ " session status
-set statusline+=%(%l,%c%V\ %=\ %P%)             " line number,virtual line number, scroll percentage
+
+set statusline+=%#InterfaceH3#
+set statusline+=\ %{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
+
+set statusline+=%#InterfaceNormal#
+set statusline+=\ %l\ 
+set statusline+=%*
 
 " always show statusline
 set laststatus=2
@@ -257,6 +266,14 @@ call add(g:mucomplete#chains['default'], 'ulti')
  
 
 
+" syntastic
+
+let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
+let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 0
+let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
+let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
+let g:syntastic_stl_format = "[%eE %wW]"
+
 " ultisnips
 " Trigger configuration. Do not use <tab> if you use https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe.
 let g:UltiSnipsExpandTrigger="<leader>u"