diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 42e90fe0..4b3173ca 100644
--- a/vimrcs/basic.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/basic.vim
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ nmap <leader>w :w!<cr>
 
 " :W sudo saves the file 
 " (useful for handling the permission-denied error)
-command! W w !sudo tee % > /dev/null
+command! W execute 'w !sudo tee % > /dev/null' <bar> edit!
 
 
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