diff --git a/site-modules/core/files/emacs/src/general.el b/site-modules/core/files/emacs/src/general.el
index 03fd6f7..0a480a1 100644
--- a/site-modules/core/files/emacs/src/general.el
+++ b/site-modules/core/files/emacs/src/general.el
@@ -76,3 +76,5 @@
               (edit-server-start)
             (add-hook 'after-init-hook
                       #'(lambda() (edit-server-start)))))
+
+(add-hook 'edit-server-start-hook 'markdown-mode)