diff --git a/syntax/nerdtree.vim b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
index df0c8046..fc7269ea 100644
--- a/syntax/nerdtree.vim
+++ b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ syn match NERDTreeLinkDir #.*/ ->#me=e-3 containedin=NERDTreeDir
 "highlighting to conceal the delimiter around the file/dir name
 if has('conceal')
     exec 'syn match NERDTreeNodeDelimiters #\%d' . char2nr(g:NERDTreeNodeDelimiter) . '# conceal containedin=ALL'
-    setlocal conceallevel=3 concealcursor=nvic
+    setlocal conceallevel=2 concealcursor=nvic
 else
     exec 'syn match NERDTreeNodeDelimiters #\%d' . char2nr(g:NERDTreeNodeDelimiter) . '# containedin=ALL'
     hi! link NERDTreeNodeDelimiters Ignore