diff --git a/bash_tools.sh b/bash_tools.sh
index c1eb628..92b567d 100644
--- a/bash_tools.sh
+++ b/bash_tools.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 if [ -n "$ZSH_NAME" ]; then 
     SHELL_NAME=zsh
     DOTFILE_DIR=${0:a:h}/
+    # enable emacs key bindings
+    bindkey -e
     source $DOTFILE_DIR/bash_tools/theme_zsh.sh
 elif [ -n "$SHELL" ];then
     SHELL_NAME=bash