diff --git a/.emacs.d/include/misc.el b/.emacs.d/include/misc.el
index b491f0b..df04785 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/include/misc.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/include/misc.el
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
     (url-copy-file url filepath 1)))
 
 ;; meow
-(meow-global-mode)
-
 (defun meow-mq ()
   "Reformat/reindent."
   (interactive)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index fa7677b..20b541b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@
 (use-package yasnippet-snippets :straight t)
 
 ;; Syntax checking and editing, and formatting
-(use-package meow      :straight t)
+(use-package meow :straight t
+  :init
+  (meow-global-mode)
+  (meow-setup-indicator))
 (use-package flycheck  :straight t
   :custom
   (flycheck-check-syntax-automatically '(save mode-enable))