diff --git a/term/.config/nvim/lua/basic-settings.lua b/term/.config/nvim/lua/basic-settings.lua
index b702602..fc98dcc 100644
--- a/term/.config/nvim/lua/basic-settings.lua
+++ b/term/.config/nvim/lua/basic-settings.lua
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
 -- Recommendation: Use true (spaces) for better portability across systems
 vim.opt.expandtab = true
 
--- Smartindent: Auto-indent based on file type and syntax
--- Automatically adds indent after lines ending with specific characters
-vim.opt.smartindent = true
-
 -- ============================================================================
 -- UI/UX SETTINGS
 -- ============================================================================
diff --git a/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua b/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
index 11accda..4cf3b55 100644
--- a/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
+++ b/term/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ return {
 			install_dir = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site",
 		})
 
+		-- Enable Treesitter-based indenting (selective)
+		vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+			pattern = "*",
+			callback = function()
+				local exclude = { "python" }
+				for _, lang in ipairs(exclude) do
+					if vim.bo.filetype == lang then
+						return
+					end
+				end
+
+				if vim.bo.buftype == "" and vim.bo.filetype ~= "" then
+					pcall(function()
+						vim.bo.indentexpr = "v:lua.vim.treesitter.indentexpr()"
+					end)
+				end
+			end,
+			desc = "Enable Treesitter indenting (selective)",
+		})
+
 		-- Auto-install parsers for these languages when opening a file
 		local ensure_installed = {
 			"python",
@@ -43,16 +63,5 @@ return {
 				end)
 			end
 		end
-
-		-- Enable Treesitter-based indenting (natively supported by Neovim)
-		vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-			pattern = "*",
-			callback = function()
-				if vim.bo.buftype == "" and vim.bo.filetype ~= "" then
-					vim.bo.indentexpr = "v:lua.vim.treesitter.indentexpr()"
-				end
-			end,
-			desc = "Enable Treesitter indenting",
-		})
 	end,
 }