diff --git a/custom-variables.el b/custom-variables.el
index 9409548..24cedbd 100644
--- a/custom-variables.el
+++ b/custom-variables.el
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
  '(elscreen-tab-display-kill-screen nil)
  '(eproject-completing-read-function (quote eproject--ido-completing-read))
  '(escreen-number-mode t)
+ '(evil-default-cursor (quote (t)))
  '(fci-handle-truncate-lines nil)
  '(fci-rule-width 1)
  '(fill-column 78)
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 789177a..a07ef6e 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
          color-theme-tomorrow
          ecb
          escreen
+         ;; evil
          full-ack
          git-blame
          inf-ruby