diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org b/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
index ea3d133..72d2c0b 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
@@ -972,3 +972,12 @@ Create the *auto-insert-alist* so all the mode lists are the same
          auto-insert-alist)
         )
 #+END_SRC
+* custom
+
+Load this up last to allow for local customization if needed and to keep from custom writing to the init.el file.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
+  (load custom-file 'noerror)
+
+#+END_SRC