diff --git a/nyxt/.config/nyxt/init.lisp.org b/nyxt/.config/nyxt/init.lisp.org
index 484d8ff..ce1ec07 100644
--- a/nyxt/.config/nyxt/init.lisp.org
+++ b/nyxt/.config/nyxt/init.lisp.org
@@ -121,5 +121,9 @@ Set up capturing URLs with org-capture in Emacs. From https://ag91.github.io/blo
 Start Swank so I can connect to it through Emacs.
 
 #+begin_src lisp
-  (start-swank)
+  (defvar *init-swank-started* nil)
+
+  (unless *init-swank-started*
+    (start-swank)
+    (setf *init-swank-started* t))
 #+end_src