diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/quarto.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/quarto.lua
index ce6b36f..b6a8d7f 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/quarto.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/quarto.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 local default_buffer_session = function()
 	local buffer_path = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0) or vim.fn.tempname()
 	local temp_path = vim.fn.stdpath("run") .. "/molten-sessions" .. buffer_path .. ".json"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ local startsession = function(file, args)
 
 	local path = require("core.util").get_python_venv_bin()
 	if not path then
-	    return
+		return
 	end
 	vim.g["python3_host_prog"] = path
 
@@ -44,15 +45,18 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("JupyterStart", function()
 	startsession(vim.b["sessionfile"] or default_buffer_session())
 end, {})
 
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({"InsertEnter", "BufEnter"}, {
-	callback = function()
-		if vim.b["sessionfile"] == nil then
-			local path = default_buffer_session()
-			vim.b["sessionfile"] = path
-			vim.schedule_wrap(startsession(path))
-		end
-	end,
-})
+if vim.g.quarto_auto_init_molten_session then
+	vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "InsertEnter", "BufEnter" }, {
+		callback = function()
+			if vim.b["sessionfile"] == nil then
+				local path = default_buffer_session()
+				vim.b["sessionfile"] = path
+				vim.schedule_wrap(startsession(path))
+			end
+		end,
+	})
+end
+
 -- -- -- TODO find better way to enable lsp key mappings for quarto buffers
 -- -- local prefix = require("which-key").register
 -- -- prefix({ ["<localleader>l"] = { name = "+lsp" } })
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/core/settings.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/core/settings.lua
index 7ad8774..c7d2fb1 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/core/settings.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/core/settings.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-- Change (personal) plugin options
+--  mainly intended for things I have not packaged as plugin but may
+--  require options to be set.
+vim.g.quarto_auto_init_molten_session = false
+
+-- Change (Neo)Vim default options
 local default_builtins_disabled = { "netrw", "netrwPlugin" }
 local disable_builtins = function(builtins)
 	for _, plugin in pairs(builtins) do