diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org b/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
index d76b4ca..2ae9cba 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/emacs.org
@@ -323,6 +323,22 @@ Typing out *yes* or *no* is stupid.
   (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
 #+END_SRC
 
+Also on osx, don't ever display the gui dialog box. Taken from http://superuser.com/questions/125569/how-to-fix-emacs-popup-dialogs-on-mac-os-x
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+  (when (and on-osx (window-system))
+    (defadvice yes-or-no-p (around prevent-dialog activate)
+      "Prevent yes-or-no-p from activating a dialog"
+      (let ((use-dialog-box nil))
+        ad-do-it))
+    (defadvice y-or-n-p (around prevent-dialog-yorn activate)
+      "Prevent y-or-n-p from activating a dialog"
+      (let ((use-dialog-box nil))
+        ad-do-it))
+    )
+
+#+END_SRC
+
 *** global key bindings
 
 Global key bindings.