diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index a4ac86f..860f614 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ NAME is the name of the process and its buffer."
         auto-window-vscroll       nil
         locale-coding-system      'utf-8
         file-name-coding-system   'utf-8
-        buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8)
+        buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8
+        inhibit-startup-screen    t)
   (set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
   (set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)
   (set-selection-coding-system 'utf-8)
@@ -5382,18 +5383,34 @@ nicked from wasamasa's init - https://github.com/wasamasa/dotemacs/blob/934d0b37
 #+END_SRC
 
 * desktop - session management
+https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/31621/handle-stale-desktop-lock-files-after-emacs-system-crash
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defun my-remove-stale-lock-file (dir)
+  (let ((pid (desktop-owner dir)))
+    (when pid
+      (let (infile destination display)
+        (unless (= (call-process "ps" infile destination display "-p"
+                                 (number-to-string pid)) 0)
+          (let ((lock-file (desktop-full-lock-name dir)))
+            (delete-file lock-file)))))))
+#+END_SRC
+
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package desktop
-  :init
-  (desktop-save-mode t)
-  (desktop-auto-save-enable)
+  :disabled t
+  :init (desktop-save-mode t)
   :config
-  (setq desktop-dirname "~/.emacs.d/desktop-save/"
-        desktop-save 'ask-if-new
+  (let ((dir (locate-user-emacs-file "")))
+    (my-remove-stale-lock-file dir)
+    (setq desktop-path (list dir))
+    (desktop-read))
+  (desktop-auto-save-enable)
+  (setq desktop-dirname             "~/.emacs.d/desktop-save/"
+        desktop-save                'ask-if-new
         ;; don't save buffers, just the history
-        desktop-files-not-to-save ""
+        desktop-files-not-to-save   ""
         desktop-buffers-not-to-save ""
-        desktop-restore-frames nil)
+        desktop-restore-frames      nil)
   (cl-loop for var in
     '(grep-history
       grep-find-history