diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/packer.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/packer.lua
index fc3f020..16cda69 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/packer.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugin/packer.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 -- Author        : swytch
 -- Created       : Friday Mar 12, 2021 22:28:34 CET
 -- License       : GPLv3
--- Description   : neovim plugins file
+-- Description   : neovim packer config file
 
 
+local packer = require("packer")
 local install_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim"
 if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
     print("Cloning packer...")
@@ -19,7 +20,18 @@ if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
     print("Done.")
 end
 
-local use = require("packer").use
+packer.init({
+    display = {
+        working_sym = 'o', -- The symbol for a plugin being installed/updated
+        error_sym = '', -- The symbol for a plugin with an error in installation/updating
+        done_sym = '✓', -- The symbol for a plugin which has completed installation/updating
+        removed_sym = '-', -- The symbol for an unused plugin which was removed
+        moved_sym = '→', -- The symbol for a plugin which was moved (e.g. from opt to start)
+        header_sym = '━', -- The symbol for the header line in packer's display
+      },
+})
+
+local use = packer.use
 
 return require("packer").startup(function()
     -- packer manages itself