diff --git a/oni/home/services/emacs.scm b/oni/home/services/emacs.scm
index d548af4..530cd7d 100644
--- a/oni/home/services/emacs.scm
+++ b/oni/home/services/emacs.scm
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@
     (append
      (list (mixed-text-file "org-modern-config"
                             ";;;;; org-modern-config starts here.\n"
-                            "(with-eval-after-load 'org (global-org-modern-mode))"
+                            "(setq org-modern-table nil)\n"
+                            "(with-eval-after-load 'org (global-org-modern-mode))\n"
                             ";;;;; org-modern-config ends here.\n"))
      (home-emacs-org-modern-configuration-extra-content config)))))