diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 562293b..26695d7 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ set list
 
 "filetype specific settings
 autocmd FileType make set noexpandtab   "makefiles need tabs
+autocmd FileType ruby set softtabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
 
 "swap files
 "set directory=/var/tmp,.