diff --git a/config/nvim/init.vim b/config/nvim/init.vim
index c98ef34..0388074 100644
--- a/config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.h,*.c,*.cpp, set tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 expandtab
 autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.cs,*.java set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
 autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.go set tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 noexpandtab
 autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.asm set filetype=nasm
+autocmd FileType crontab set backupcopy=yes
 
 function TrimTrailingInvisibles()
   let view = winsaveview()