diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 9eefd79..897fc66 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ if empty(glob('~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim'))
   autocmd VimEnter * PlugInstall --sync | source $MYVIMRC
 endif
 
+" automatically install any missing plugins
+autocmd VimEnter *
+  \  if len(filter(values(g:plugs), '!isdirectory(v:val.dir)'))
+  \|   PlugInstall --sync | q
+  \| endif
+
 " defines plugin directory
 " Install plugins from vim with :PlugInstall
 silent! if plug#begin('~/.local/share/nvim/plugged')
@@ -115,10 +121,7 @@ let g:ale_fixers = {
 " set truecolor (neovim)
 set termguicolors
 
-" many of these come from
-" http://stevelosh.com/blog/2010/09/coming-home-to-vim/
-
-" sets tabs to be 4 characters, expanded into spaces, but still removable with
+" sets tabs to be 2 characters, expanded into spaces, but still removable with
 " one press of backspace.
 " great explanation: http://vimcasts.org/transcripts/2/en/
 set tabstop=2
@@ -126,9 +129,13 @@ set shiftwidth=2
 set softtabstop=2
 set expandtab
 
+" set cursor line highlighting, esp useful when using with bracket
+" highlighting and you don't know which side of the brace the cursor is on
+set cursorline
+
 " shows linenumbers relative to the one you are on, for easy movement and
 " dNUMBERd deletions
-set relativenumber
+set number relativenumber
 
 " keeps an undofile next to files so that you can even undo if vim is closed
 " in between