diff --git a/programs/emacs/default.el b/programs/emacs/default.el
index cb97b55..df76b11 100644
--- a/programs/emacs/default.el
+++ b/programs/emacs/default.el
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@
  '(epg-gpg-program (executable-find "gpg2"))
  '(epg-gpgsm-program (executable-find "gpgsm"))
  '(user-full-name "Stefan Ellmauthaler")
- '(user-mail-address "stefan.ellmauthaler@tu-dresden.de"))
+ '(user-mail-address "stefan.ellmauthaler@tu-dresden.de")
+ '(global-hl-line-mode t)
+ '(global-linum-mode nil))
 
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