diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 5b25a25..7eb5bcf 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 ;; use-package
 (eval-when-compile
-  (setq use-package-always-ensure t
-        package-user-dir "~/.emacs.d/var/elpa")
+  (setq use-package-always-ensure t)
   (require 'use-package))
+(setq package-user-dir "~/.emacs.d/var/elpa")
 
 ;; no-littering
 (use-package no-littering
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
 (use-package recentf
   :init
   (setq recentf-exclude '("^/tmp/.*"
-                          "^~/.mail/[^/]/Drafts/.+"))
+                          "^~/.mail/[^/]/Drafts/.*"
+                          (format "^%svar/elpa/.*" user-emacs-directory)))
   :bind ("C-c r" . recentf)
   :config
   (recentf-mode 1))
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@
   :config
   (evil-define-key 'operator evil-surround-mode-map
                     "z" #'evil-surround-edit
-                    "Z" #'evil-Sunrround-edit)
+                    "Z" #'evil-Surround-edit)
   (evil-define-key 'visual evil-surround-mode-map
                     "gz" #'evil-surround-region
                     "gZ" #'evil-Surround-region)