diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/erik/options.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/erik/options.lua
index ac92e21..5e44f13 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/erik/options.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/erik/options.lua
@@ -14,18 +14,11 @@ vim.opt.clipboard = "unnamedplus" -- yank to system clipboard
 -- from my original vimrc
 vim.opt.expandtab = true
 
--- formatoptions
--- https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/change.html#fo-table
--- my original was cqr:
--- c: Auto-wrap comments using textwidth, inserting the current comment leader automatically.
--- q: Allow formatting of comments with "gq".
--- r: Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting <Enter> in Insert mode.
--- default is jcroql:
--- j: (nvim) Where it makes sense, remove a comment leader when joining lines.
--- o: Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting 'o' or 'O' in Normal mode.
--- l: Long lines are not broken in insert mode: When a line was longer than 'textwidth' when the insert command started, Vim does not automatically format it.
--- 
--- the defaults seem fine
+-- :help fo-table
+
+vim.opt.formatoptions:prepend ( "c" )
+vim.opt.formatoptions:prepend ( "q" )
+vim.opt.formatoptions:prepend ( "r" )
 
 vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
 vim.opt.tabstop    = 4