diff --git a/dotconf.sh b/dotconf.sh
index 0ba2662..4144c52 100644
--- a/dotconf.sh
+++ b/dotconf.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ function dotconf () {
 	    ln -s $DOTCONFDIR/zsh/zshrc ~/.zshrc
 	    ln -s $DOTCONFDIR/tmux/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
 	    ln -s $DOTCONFDIR/vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+
+        # setup spacemacs
+        if [  -d ~/.emacs.d ]; then
+            echo "Backing up .emacs.d ..."
+            mv ~/.emacs.d ~/.emacs.d.bak
+        fi
+        git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d
 	    ln -s $DOTCONFDIR/emacs/spacemacs ~/.spacemacs
 	    ;;