diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9de2adc..a3497ef 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+;; on OS X Emacs doesn't use the shell PATH
+;; if you're using homebrew modifying the PATH is essential
+(if (string= system-type "darwin")
+    (push "/usr/local/bin" exec-path))
+
 (defvar prelude-dir "~/.emacs.d/")
 (defvar vendor-dir (concat prelude-dir "vendor"))
 
diff --git a/prelude-editor.el b/prelude-editor.el
index 8403fbb..5fd785c 100644
--- a/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/prelude-editor.el
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
 (setq bookmark-default-file "~/.emacs.d/bookmarks"
       bookmark-save-flag 1)
 
+;; enabled auto-fill mode in text-mode and all related modes
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+
 (provide 'prelude-editor)
 
 ;;; prelude-editor.el ends here