diff --git a/modules/prelude-js.el b/modules/prelude-js.el
index 984b95e..3a52794 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-js.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-js.el
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 (eval-after-load 'js-mode
   '(progn
      (defun prelude-js-mode-defaults ()
-       ;; electric-layout-mode doesn't play nice with js-mode
-       (electric-layout-mode -1))
+       ;; electric-layout-mode doesn't play nice with smartparens
+       (setq-local electric-layout-rules '((?\; . after))))
 
      (setq prelude-js-mode-hook 'prelude-js-mode-defaults)