diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 2dde082..20447d6 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -106,9 +106,12 @@ set statusline+=%*
 
 let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
 let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
+let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 0
 let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
 
+let g:syntastic_error_symbol = '✗'
+let g:syntastic_warning_symbol = '⚠'
+
 " No silly 80-char line limit. Sorry pep-8. Also, Django support. Disable 'invalid name', 'missing docstring'
 let g:syntastic_python_pylint_post_args="--max-line-length=120 --load-plugins pylint_django -d C0103,C0111"