diff --git a/.inputrc b/.inputrc
index 7cb2d0a..c958339 100644
--- a/.inputrc
+++ b/.inputrc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set show-mode-in-prompt on
 #     4: steady underline
 #     5: blinking bar (xterm)
 #     6: steady bar (xterm)
-set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[6 q\2
+set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[4 q\2
 set vi-cmd-mode-string \1\e[2 q\2
 
 Control-l: clear-screen