diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 4cdc0ad..402fe6f 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -74,3 +74,6 @@ colorscheme 256-grayvim
 
 let g:vimwiki_list = [ {'path': '~/vimwiki'}, {'path': '~/Code/vimwiki-client-notes'} ]
 
+" fixes webpack file watchers
+set backupcopy=yes
+