diff --git a/core/formatting.vim b/core/formatting.vim
index 2459ee7..c2d416e 100644
--- a/core/formatting.vim
+++ b/core/formatting.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-set formatoptions+=j
+if v:version >= 704
+	set formatoptions+="j"
+endif
 
 set autoindent
 set smarttab
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ set smarttab
 " round the indent to a multiple o shiftwidth
 set shiftround
 
-if has("smartindent")
+if has('smartindent')
 	set smartindent
 endif
 
diff --git a/core/window.vim b/core/window.vim
index 6016d82..ca8d6bb 100644
--- a/core/window.vim
+++ b/core/window.vim
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ endif
 
 if has('linebreak')
 	let &showbreak = '↳ '
-	set breakindent
-	set breakindentopt=sbr
+	if v:version >=704
+		set breakindent
+		set breakindentopt=sbr
+	endif
 endif
 
 " show a ruler and show the current command in the bottom right
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ endif
 
 " set via $LANG
 "if has('multi_byte')
-	"set encoding=utf-8
-	"set termencoding=utf-8
+"set encoding=utf-8
+"set termencoding=utf-8
 "endif
 
 " always show a status line