diff --git a/.vimrc.cygwin b/.vimrc.cygwin
index d116d6ab..6e30ceda 100755
--- a/.vimrc.cygwin
+++ b/.vimrc.cygwin
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-source ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.cygwin.prelude
+source ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.common.prelude
 source ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.common.plugins
 source ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.cygwin.plugins
 source ~/dev/dotfiles/.vimrc.common.epilogue
diff --git a/windows_cygwin/build_insider.sh b/windows_cygwin/build_insider.sh
index 507496b6..976f703e 100755
--- a/windows_cygwin/build_insider.sh
+++ b/windows_cygwin/build_insider.sh
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ ln -vfs $DIR/windows_cygwin/.minttyrc $HOME/
 ln -vfs $DIR/.gitconfig.cygwin $HOME/.gitconfig
 ln -vfs $DIR/.vimrc.cygwin $HOME/.vimrc
 
+# reinstall plugins with the new vimrc
+echo "\n" | vim +PluginInstall +qa
+