diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 06f709c..f3096f8 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ zstyle ':completion:*' menu select # select completions with arrow keys
 zstyle ':completion:*' group-name '' # group results by category
 zstyle ':completion:::::' completer _expand _complete _ignored _approximate # enable approximate matches
 
-bindkey -v
+# use emacs style keymaps (ctrl+a, ctrl+e, etc)
+bindkey -e
 
 # The following line was added by compinstall
 zstyle :compinstall filename '/home/ray/.zshrc'