diff --git a/configuration.org b/configuration.org
index 09d10c0..809e404 100644
--- a/configuration.org
+++ b/configuration.org
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
                        (8249 8250)  ; ‹›
                        (8250 8249)  ; ›‹
                        (171 187)    ; «»
-                       (187 171)))) ; »«
+                       (187 171)))  ; »«
+  (initial-scratch-message ""))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Set up some default faces