diff --git a/vimrc.d/autocommands.vim b/vimrc.d/autocommands.vim
index d8adfcf..d85b7c8 100644
--- a/vimrc.d/autocommands.vim
+++ b/vimrc.d/autocommands.vim
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ augroup END
 
 " Show trailing whitepace and spaces before a tab:
 augroup whitespaceerrors
+  autocmd!
   autocmd Syntax * syn match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$\| \+\ze\t/ containedin=ALL 
 augroup END 
 
 " automatically reload if color scheme file written
 augroup coloreload
-  au!
-	au BufWritePost customred256.vim so $MYVIMRC
+  autocmd!
+	autocmd BufWritePost customred256.vim so $MYVIMRC
 augroup end
 
 augroup linenumbering
+  autocmd!
   autocmd InsertEnter * :set norelativenumber
   autocmd InsertLeave * :set number relativenumber
   autocmd WinEnter * :set number relativenumber
@@ -30,14 +32,15 @@ augroup linenumbering
 augroup END
 
 augroup colorcolumns
+  autocmd!
   autocmd WinEnter * call SetColorColumn()
   autocmd WinLeave * setlocal colorcolumn=0
 augroup END
 
 " Automatically reload .vimrc if chanaged
 augroup myvimrc
-    au!
-    au BufWritePost .vimrc,_vimrc,vimrc,.gvimrc,_gvimrc,gvimrc so $MYVIMRC | if has('gui_running') | so $MYGVIMRC | endif
+  autocmd!
+  autocmd BufWritePost .vimrc,_vimrc,vimrc,.gvimrc,_gvimrc,gvimrc so $MYVIMRC | if has('gui_running') | so $MYGVIMRC | endif
 augroup END
 
 " vim: foldmethod=marker