diff --git a/autoload/simplenote.vim b/autoload/simplenote.vim
index 0c26356..92477e5 100644
--- a/autoload/simplenote.vim
+++ b/autoload/simplenote.vim
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function! s:ScratchBuffer()
     setlocal bufhidden=hide
     setlocal noswapfile
     setlocal cursorline
+    setlocal synmaxcol=0
 
     if (s:vbuff == 0) && (s:listsize > 0)
     "    exe "resize " . s:listsize