diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index ff7fb40f4..de4dfa02b 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Editor extends View
     preferredLineLength: 80
     tabLength: 2
     softWrap: false
+    softTabs: true
 
   @nextEditorId: 1