diff --git a/.vimrc.plugins-settings b/.vimrc.plugins-settings
index 314526b7..89d109b6 100644
--- a/.vimrc.plugins-settings
+++ b/.vimrc.plugins-settings
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ let g:ctrlp_show_hidden = 1
 autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1
 autocmd VimEnter * if argc() == 1 && isdirectory(argv()[0]) && !exists("s:std_in") | exe 'NERDTree' argv()[0] | wincmd p | ene | endif
 
+" rainbow
+let g:rainbow_active = 1
+
 " coc
 set updatetime=300
 
diff --git a/nixos/programs/vim.nix b/nixos/programs/vim.nix
index 0ceab7a7..b8054323 100644
--- a/nixos/programs/vim.nix
+++ b/nixos/programs/vim.nix
@@ -1,49 +1,45 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   home.file.".vimrc".source = ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.nixos;
-  home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    unstable.rust-analyzer
-    nodejs
-    (
-      neovim.override {
-        vimAlias = true;
-        configure = {
-          customRC = ''
-            if filereadable($HOME . "/.vimrc")
-              source $HOME/.vimrc
-            endif
-          '';
+  programs.neovim = {
+    enable = true;
+    viAlias = true;
+    vimAlias = true;
+    vimdiffAlias = true;
+    withNodeJs = true;
+    withPython3 = true;
+    withRuby = true;
 
-          vam.knownPlugins = vimPlugins;
-          vam.pluginDictionaries = [
-            { names = [
-              "ack-vim"
-              "coc-highlight"
-              "coc-nvim"
-              "coc-tabnine"
-              "ctrlp-vim"
-              "editorconfig-vim"
-              "fzf-vim"
-              "nerdtree"
-              "nerdtree-git-plugin"
-              "rust-vim"
-              "tabular"
-              "vim-airline"
-              "vim-airline-themes"
-              "vim-autoformat"
-              "vim-colors-solarized"
-              "vim-dirdiff"
-              "vim-dispatch"
-              "vim-fugitive"
-              "vim-gitgutter"
-              "vim-markdown"
-              "vim-nix"
-              "vim-sensible"
-              "vim-startify"
-              "vim-surround"
-              "vim-toml"
-            ];}];
-          };})
-
-        ];
-      }
+    plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [
+      coc-highlight
+      coc-nvim
+      coc-tabnine
+      ctrlp-vim
+      editorconfig-vim
+      fzf-vim
+      nerdtree
+      nerdtree-git-plugin
+      rainbow
+      tabular
+      vim-airline
+      vim-airline-themes
+      vim-autoformat
+      vim-colors-solarized
+      vim-dirdiff
+      vim-dispatch
+      vim-fugitive
+      vim-gitgutter
+      vim-markdown
+      vim-nix
+      vim-sensible
+      vim-startify
+      vim-surround
+      vim-toml
+    ];
+    extraConfig = ''
+      if filereadable($HOME . "/.vimrc")
+        source $HOME/.vimrc
+      endif
+    '';
+  };
+}