diff --git a/custom/4coder_default_hooks.cpp b/custom/4coder_default_hooks.cpp
index c898d3bf..3824ca00 100644
--- a/custom/4coder_default_hooks.cpp
+++ b/custom/4coder_default_hooks.cpp
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ BUFFER_HOOK_SIG(default_new_file){
 BUFFER_HOOK_SIG(default_file_save){
     // buffer_id
     ProfileScope(app, "default file save");
-    b32 is_virtual = false;
+    b32 is_virtual = global_config.enable_virtual_whitespace;
     if (global_config.automatically_indent_text_on_save && is_virtual){ 
         auto_indent_buffer(app, buffer_id, buffer_range(app, buffer_id));
     }