diff --git a/.config/vim/vimrc b/.config/vim/vimrc
index b790c1d..e639090 100644
--- a/.config/vim/vimrc
+++ b/.config/vim/vimrc
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ set spell spelllang=en_us
 
 " Aesthetics ###################################################################
 " Use 24-bit (true-color) mode
-if (has("termguicolors"))
+if (has('termguicolors'))
 	set termguicolors
+	" https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/993
+	if (&term != 'xterm-256color')
+		" set Vim-specific sequences for RGB colors
+		let &t_8f = "\e[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+		let &t_8b = "\e[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+	endif
 endif
 " use onedark as theme for syntax highlighting
 syntax on
diff --git a/.config/vim/xdg.vim b/.config/vim/xdg.vim
index 6630c0d..ae8c132 100644
--- a/.config/vim/xdg.vim
+++ b/.config/vim/xdg.vim
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ set runtimepath-=~/.vim
 set runtimepath^=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim
 set runtimepath-=~/.vim/after
 set runtimepath+=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/after
+set packpath-=~/.vim
+set packpath^=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim
 source $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc