diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ce5d7a1..e6ad048 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
   (setq recentf-exclude `("^/tmp/.*"
                           "^~/.mail/[^/]/Drafts/.*"
                           ,(format "^%svar/elpa/.*" user-emacs-directory)
+                          ,(format "^%svar/elfeed/.*" user-emacs-directory)
                           ,(format "^%svar/gnus/.*" user-emacs-directory)
                           ,(format "^%svar/ellama-sessions/.*" user-emacs-directory)
                           ,(format "^%setc/gnus/.*" user-emacs-directory)))
@@ -1232,8 +1233,8 @@ If no name is given, list all bookmarks instead."
   (elfeed-feeds
    '(("https://archlinux.org/feeds/news/" linux arch)
      ("https://9to5linux.com/feed/atom" linux news)))
-  (elfeed-log-buffer-name " *elfeed-log*")
   :config
+  (setq elfeed-log-buffer-name " *elfeed-log*")
   (evil-define-key '(normal motion) elfeed-search-mode-map
     "r" #'elfeed-search-fetch))