diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/default.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/default.vim
index 20ef608d9..c9aa1fff1 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/default.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/default.vim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function! SpaceVim#default#options() abort
   set backspace=indent,eol,start
   set nrformats-=octal
   set listchars=tab:→\ ,eol:↵,trail:·,extends:↷,precedes:↶
-  set fillchars=vert:│,fold:·
+  set fillchars=vert:|,fold:·
 
   set laststatus=2
 
diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
index dd4f67205..5054cda4a 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
@@ -139,11 +139,18 @@ function! SpaceVim#layers#ui#config() abort
 
   " enable/disable indentline
   let g:indentLine_enabled = s:enable_indentline
-  let g:indent_blankline_enabled = s:enable_indentline
+  " this var must be boolean, but v:true is added in vim 7.4.1154
+  let g:indent_blankline_enabled = 
+        \ s:enable_indentline ?
+        \ get(v:, 'true', 1)
+        \ :
+        \ get(v:, 'false', 0)
 
   " exclude filetypes for indentline
   let g:indentLine_fileTypeExclude = s:indentline_exclude_filetype
-  let g:indent_blankline_buftype_exclude = s:indentline_exclude_filetype
+
+  let g:indent_blankline_filetype_exclude = s:indentline_exclude_filetype
+        \ + ['startify']
 
   let g:better_whitespace_filetypes_blacklist = ['diff', 'gitcommit', 'unite',
         \ 'qf', 'help', 'markdown', 'leaderGuide',