diff --git a/vim/plugin/defer.vim b/vim/plugin/defer.vim
index f979db3..8f4a7ca 100644
--- a/vim/plugin/defer.vim
+++ b/vim/plugin/defer.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+function s:jobstart(command, options)
+  if has("nvim")
+    let a:options["on_exit"] = a:options["close_cb"]
+    return jobstart(a:command, a:options)
+  else
+    return job_start(a:command, a:options)
+  end
+endfun
+
 function Defer(command, callback)
   let l:start = strftime("%s")
 	let l:buffer = []
-	call job_start(a:command, {
+	call s:jobstart(a:command, {
 	\ "out_io": "pipe",
 	\ "out_cb": { pipe, text -> add(l:buffer, text) },
   \ "close_cb": { pipe -> a:callback({"output": l:buffer, "tstart": l:start, "tend":strftime("%s")}) }