diff --git a/install b/install
index 4dc87e9..0a32c11 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ lnfile vim/plugin/long-lines.vim            ~/.vim/plugin/
 lnfile vim/plugin/match-brackets.vim        ~/.vim/plugin/
 lnfile vim/plugin/airline-settings.vim      ~/.vim/plugin/
 lnfile vim/plugin/bufferline-settings.vim   ~/.vim/plugin/
+lnfile vim/plugin/ultisnips-settings.vim    ~/.vim/plugin/
 
 # Install my ftdetect plugins
 lnfile vim/ftdetect/swig.vim            ~/.vim/ftdetect/
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ Bundle  bling/vim-airline                   # Airline is awesome!
 Bundle  bling/vim-bufferline                # Display buffers in Airline
 Bundle  SirVer/ultisnips                    # UltiSnips
 Bundle  honza/vim-snippets                  # The actual snippets
+Bundle  scrooloose/nerdtree                 # NERDTree
 
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 # Install tmux & screen config files
diff --git a/vim/plugin/ultisnips-settings.vim b/vim/plugin/ultisnips-settings.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a941df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/plugin/ultisnips-settings.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+" File: ultisnips-settings.vim
+" Author: Nirenjan Krishnan
+" Description: Base settings for UltiSnips plugin
+" Last Modified: May 21, 2014
+
+" Go with TextMate style triggers
+let g:UltiSnipsExpandTrigger="<tab>"
+let g:UltiSnipsListSnips="<c-tab>"
+let g:UltiSnipsJumpForwardTrigger="<tab>"
+let g:UltiSnipsJumpBackwardTrigger="<s-tab>"
+
+" Edit splits in a vertical split
+let g:UltiSnipsEditSplit='vertical'
+