diff --git a/i3/.config/i3/config b/i3/.config/i3/config
index 258cad5..d90e956 100644
--- a/i3/.config/i3/config
+++ b/i3/.config/i3/config
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ for_window [class="^spotify$"] move to workspace 10
 
 # set up scratch pad for todo and 'drop-down' terminal
 # to be called to current workspace when needed
-exec --no-startup-id alacritty --title "todo.md" --class scratchpad,Alacritty -e nvim ~/todo.md
+exec --no-startup-id alacritty --title "todo.md" --class "scratchpad,Alacritty" -e nvim -c ":set nonumber norelativenumber noshowmode noruler laststatus=0 noshowcmd shortmess=F" ~/todo.md
 exec --no-startup-id alacritty --title "dropdown" --class scratchpad,Alacritty
 for_window [class="Alacritty" instance="scratchpad"] floating enable
 for_window [class="Alacritty" instance="scratchpad"] move scratchpad