diff --git a/lisp/init-file.el b/lisp/init-file.el
index 4b44921..5c43fe5 100644
--- a/lisp/init-file.el
+++ b/lisp/init-file.el
@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("package\\.accept_keywords\\'" . conf-mode))
 
 
+;; auto save files
+(auto-save-visited-mode 1)
+
+
 (provide 'init-file)