diff --git a/emacs/init.org b/emacs/init.org
index 21838a3..cae43a2 100755
--- a/emacs/init.org
+++ b/emacs/init.org
@@ -4006,7 +4006,16 @@ It needs a helper script to work properly.
     (setq wakatime-api-key (password-store-get "wakatime-api-key")
 	  wakatime-cli-path (executable-find "wakatime"))
     :config
-    (global-wakatime-mode))
+    (global-wakatime-mode)
+    ;; global-wakatime-mode breaks recovering autosaves for some reason
+    (advice-add 'recover-this-file :around
+		(lambda (oldfn &rest args)
+		  (let ((wakatime-was-enabled global-wakatime-mode))
+		   (when wakatime-was-enabled
+		     (global-wakatime-mode -1))
+		   (apply oldfn args)
+		   (when wakatime-was-enabled
+		     (global-wakatime-mode))))))
 #+END_SRC
 
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