diff --git a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/70-functions.vim b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/70-functions.vim
index b490000..b5b8405 100644
--- a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/70-functions.vim
+++ b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/70-functions.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ endfunction
 " Check time every second to read file changes.
 if (exists('+autoread') && &autoread)
 	function! CheckTime(timer)
-		checktime
+		" NOTE: silent the checktime call as it is an invalid command in the
+		" command line window
+		silent! checktime
 	endfunc
 	execute timer_start(1000, 'CheckTime', {'repeat': -1})
 endif