diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 23ac31b..58d2164 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ function! s:snapshot()
 endfun
 command! Snapshot call <sid>snapshot()
 
-command! -nargs=? Scrantch | set buftype=nofile | set filetype=<args>
+command! -nargs=? Scratch new | set buftype=nofile | set filetype=<args>
 
 " === GENERAL KEY MAPPINGS ===
 let mapleader = "\\"