diff --git a/screenrc b/screenrc
index 4185444..92a10ec 100644
--- a/screenrc
+++ b/screenrc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deflogin on
 #autodetach off
 
 # turn visual bell on
-# vbell on
+vbell off
 # vbell_msg "   Wuff  ----  Wuff!!  "
 
 # define a bigger scrollback, default is 100 lines