diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3bafb05..6912a32 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; init.el --- tastytea's Emacs init file.
-;; Time-stamp: <2019-05-20T11:56:53+00:00>
+;; Time-stamp: <2019-05-22T14:07:30+00:00>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;; I am using this file with Emacs 26, but most of it will probably work with
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
   (mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(1 ((shift) . 1))) ; Scroll 1 line at a time.
   ;; Paste text where the cursor is, not where the mouse is.
   (mouse-yank-at-point t)
-  (initial-scratch-message nil)      ; Make scratch buffer empty,
-  (initial-major-mode 'text-mode)    ; and select text-mode.
-  (require-final-newline t)          ; Always add newline at end of file.
+  (initial-scratch-message nil)         ; Make scratch buffer empty,
+  (initial-major-mode 'markdown-mode)   ; and select text-mode.
+  (require-final-newline t)             ; Always add newline at end of file.
 
   :config
   (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)  ; Just type y/n instead of yes/no.