diff --git a/lisp/doom-editor.el b/lisp/doom-editor.el
index f10c2e743..a288cdd61 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-editor.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-editor.el
@@ -409,12 +409,10 @@ files, so this replace calls to `pp' with the much faster `prin1'."
 (use-package! server
   :when (display-graphic-p)
   :after-call doom-first-input-hook doom-first-file-hook focus-out-hook
-  :custom (server-auth-dir (concat doom-emacs-dir "server/"))
   :defer 1
-  :init
+  :config
   (when-let (name (getenv "EMACS_SERVER_NAME"))
     (setq server-name name))
-  :config
   (unless (server-running-p)
     (server-start)))