diff --git a/home/emacs/default.nix b/home/emacs/default.nix
index 1d1a0a81..c7af6bf0 100644
--- a/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     cmake
     fd
     graphviz
+    zip
+    unzip
 
     # Language-specific requirements
     ispell
diff --git a/home/emacs/server.nix b/home/emacs/server.nix
index c984e0a1..6c61eeb0 100644
--- a/home/emacs/server.nix
+++ b/home/emacs/server.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     enable = true;
     package = config.programs.emacs.package;
     defaultEditor = true;
+    startWithUserSession = true;
     client.enable = true;
-    socketActivation.enable = true;
   };
 }