diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 1e75a3fb..91d3e71a 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 w !sudo tee % > /dev/null
 
 
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