diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c6bc26a..ea9f5c3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
                           "^~/.mail/[^/]/Drafts/.*"
                           ,(format "^%svar/elpa/.*" user-emacs-directory)
                           ,(format "^%svar/gnus/.*" user-emacs-directory)
+                          ,(format "^%svar/ellama-sessions/.*" user-emacs-directory)
                           ,(format "^%setc/gnus/.*" user-emacs-directory)))
   :bind ("C-c r" . recentf)
   :config
@@ -1294,7 +1295,18 @@ buffers `helpful--sym' to `my/helpful-symbol-history'."
 
 ;; ai stuff (also mostly fun)
 (use-package ellama
+  :defer nil
   :custom
-  (ellama-keymap-prefix "C-c m"))
+  (ellama-sessions-directory (no-littering-expand-var-file-name
+                              "ellama-sessions"))
+  (ellama-major-mode 'markdown-mode) ;; fix text inserting at top of buffer
+  (ellama-session-file-extension "md")
+  (ellama-nick-prefix "##")
+  (ellama-keymap-prefix "C-c m")
+  :hook (ellama-session-mode . my/-ellama-startup-hook)
+  :init
+  (defun my/-ellama-startup-hook ()
+    "Hook to do stuff in llama buffers."
+    (auto-fill-mode -1)))
 
 ;;; init.el ends here