diff --git a/etc/conf.org b/etc/conf.org
index 87f7146..d626f0f 100644
--- a/etc/conf.org
+++ b/etc/conf.org
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ There's a solution to all this madness. Just use conda. Build an environment wit
 
 End rant.
 
-Oh yes, and to get linting to work, also install r-lintr in the conda environment. In general it seems better and less risky to install things from =conda= rather than from within an R session.
+Oh yes, and to get linting to work, also install r-lintr and r-styler in the conda environment. In general it seems better and less risky to install things from =conda= rather than from within an R session.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (nd/when-bin "conda"
   (use-package ess
@@ -890,6 +890,9 @@ Oh yes, and to get linting to work, also install r-lintr in the conda environmen
           inferior-R-args "--quiet --no-save"
           ess-history-file "session.Rhistory"
           ess-history-directory (substitute-in-file-name "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/r/")
+          ;; this plays more nicely with r-styler (seeing as it was designed
+          ;; for RStudio by the people who maintain RStudio
+          ess-style 'RStudio
           ;; always start from the current file
           ess-startup-directory 'default-directory)))