diff --git a/vimrc_template.txt b/vimrc_template.txt
index 98bb260..963d88d 100644
--- a/vimrc_template.txt
+++ b/vimrc_template.txt
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ set ruler
 autocmd vimenter * NERDTree
 au FileType javascript setlocal nocindent
 colorscheme wasabi256
+let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers = ['jshint']
+