diff --git a/lua/general-options.lua b/lua/general-options.lua
index e9538e2..4807be5 100644
--- a/lua/general-options.lua
+++ b/lua/general-options.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ vim.o.completeopt = 'menuone,noselect'
 -- NOTE: You should make sure your terminal supports this
 vim.o.termguicolors = true
 
+-- Light colorscheme
+vim.o.background = "light"
+
 -- general purpose options
 local set_true = { 'title', 'relativenumber', 'ruler', 'modeline',
 'autoread', 'cursorline', 'cursorcolumn',