diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 09313572..b6efa710 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ vim.opt.inccommand = 'split'
 -- Show which line your cursor is on
 vim.opt.cursorline = true
 
+-- set default tab stop and shiftwitdth so we dont' get 8 space tabs
+vim.opt.tabstop = 4
+vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
+vim.opt.softtabstop = 4
+
 -- Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
 vim.opt.scrolloff = 10
 
@@ -218,6 +223,24 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
   end,
 })
 
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TermOpen', {
+  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('custom-term-open', { clear = true }),
+  callback = function()
+    vim.opt.number = false
+    vim.opt.relativenumber = false
+  end,
+})
+
+local job_id = 0
+
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>st', function()
+  vim.cmd.vnew()
+  vim.cmd.term()
+  vim.cmd.wincmd 'J'
+  vim.api.nvim_win_set_height(0, 15)
+  job_id = vim.bo.channel
+end, { desc = 'Opens [S]mall [T]erminal' })
+
 -- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
 --    See `:help lazy.nvim.txt` or https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim for more info
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'