diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 11a1a6f..21e7f06 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ Emacs' default user interface is horrendous, but with less than 10 lines of code
           (org-image-actual-width nil)
           (org-directory dotfiles/home)
           (org-src-preserve-indentation t)
+          (org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "WAIT" "DONE")))
   :config (require 'org-tempo)
           (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("s" . "src"))
           (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("q" . "quote"))
diff --git a/modules/core.el b/modules/core.el
index 76d2218..f72cc26 100644
--- a/modules/core.el
+++ b/modules/core.el
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           (org-image-actual-width nil)
           (org-directory dotfiles/home)
           (org-src-preserve-indentation t)
+          (org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "WAIT" "DONE")))
   :config (require 'org-tempo)
           (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("s" . "src"))
           (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist '("q" . "quote"))