diff --git a/config_files/.vimrc b/config_files/.vimrc
index b9b5208..4b3e59a 100644
--- a/config_files/.vimrc
+++ b/config_files/.vimrc
@@ -112,10 +112,15 @@ nnoremap <C-k> :m-2<CR>
 nnoremap <C-l> >><CR>k
 nnoremap <C-h> <<<CR>k
 
-inoremap <C-Down> <Esc>:m+<CR>gi
-inoremap <C-Up> <Esc>:m-2<CR>gi
-inoremap <C-Right> <Esc>>><CR>gi
-inoremap <C-Left> <Esc><<<CR>gi
+" for insert mode, check if replace mode before (both uses inoremap)
+"inoremap <C-Down> <Esc>:m+<CR>gi
+inoremap <expr> <C-Down> mode() ==# 'R' ? "\<Esc>:m+<CR>R" : "\<Esc>:m+<CR>gi"
+"inoremap <C-Up> <Esc>:m-2<CR>gi
+inoremap <expr> <C-Up> mode() ==# 'R' ? "\<Esc>:m-2<CR>R" : "\<Esc>:m-2<CR>gi"
+"inoremap <C-Right> <Esc>>><CR>gi
+inoremap <expr> <C-Right> mode() ==# 'R' ? "\<Esc>>><CR>R" : "\<Esc>>><CR>gi"
+"inoremap <C-Left> <Esc><<<CR>gi
+inoremap <expr> <C-Left> mode() ==# 'R' ? "\<Esc><<<CR>R" : "\<Esc><<<CR>gi"
 inoremap <C-j> <Esc>:m+<CR>gi
 inoremap <C-k> <Esc>:m-2<CR>gi
 inoremap <C-l> <Esc>>><CR>gi