diff --git a/lua/pika/core/options.lua b/lua/pika/core/options.lua
index 656109f..f105ab1 100644
--- a/lua/pika/core/options.lua
+++ b/lua/pika/core/options.lua
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ o.splitbelow = true -- split horizontal window to the bottom
 -- turn off swapfile
 o.swapfile = false
 
+-- Disable the tilde on empty lines
+o.fillchars = { eob = " " }
+
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
 	desc = "Highlight when yanking (copying) text",
 	group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("kickstart-highlight-yank", { clear = true }),