diff --git a/plugin/jedi.vim b/plugin/jedi.vim
index c74df17..020f50c 100644
--- a/plugin/jedi.vim
+++ b/plugin/jedi.vim
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ for [key, val] in items(s:settings)
 endfor
 
 
+if g:jedi#auto_vim_configuration
+    filetype plugin on
+endif
 if g:jedi#auto_initialization 
     " this is only here because in some cases the VIM library adds their
     " autocompletion as a default, which may cause problems, depending on the