diff --git a/ports/run/noux_bash.run b/ports/run/noux_bash.run
index 4e8bfac28..07546417c 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_bash.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_bash.run
@@ -16,12 +16,28 @@ set build_components {
 }
 lappend build_components noux-pkg/bash
 lappend build_components noux-pkg/coreutils
+lappend build_components noux-pkg/vim
 lappend build_components test/libports/ncurses
 
 build $build_components
 
+# write default vimrc file
+set vimrc_fd [open "bin/vim/share/vim/vimrc" w]
+puts $vimrc_fd {
+set noloadplugins
+set hls
+set nocompatible
+set laststatus=2
+set noswapfile
+set viminfo=}
+close $vimrc_fd
+
+# strip all binaries prior archiving
+exec sh -c "find bin/bash/ bin/vim/ bin/coreutils/ -type f | (xargs -ixxx strip xxx || true) 2>/dev/null"
+
 exec tar cfv bin/bash.tar -h -C bin/bash .
 exec tar rfv bin/bash.tar -h -C bin/coreutils .
+exec tar rfv bin/bash.tar -h -C bin/vim .
 
 create_boot_directory