diff --git a/vimrcs/filetypes.vim b/vimrcs/filetypes.vim
index f6a58f6b..8dcdcd11 100644
--- a/vimrcs/filetypes.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/filetypes.vim
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ endfunction
 au FileType coffee call CoffeeScriptFold()
 
 au FileType gitcommit call setpos('.', [0, 1, 1, 0])
+au Filetype gitcommit setlocal spell textwidth=72