diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 19fc653..46a6b50 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -63,4 +63,6 @@
 (require 'prelude-ruby)
 (require 'prelude-xml)
 
+(setq custom-file (concat prelude-dir "custom.el"))
+(load custom-file 'noerror)
 ;;; init.el ends here