diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36c3195..ef1800c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ The recentf, savehist, saveplace, and auto-revert built-in packages are already
 ;; accessed files, making it easier to reopen files you have worked on
 ;; recently.
 (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'recentf-mode)
+(add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'recentf-cleanup)
 
 ;; savehist is an Emacs feature that preserves the minibuffer history between
 ;; sessions. It saves the history of inputs in the minibuffer, such as commands,
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index cb5ea2f..1df8b93 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 ;; recently.
 (setq recentf-max-saved-items 300) ; default is 20
 (setq recentf-max-menu-items 15)
-(setq recentf-auto-cleanup (if (daemonp) 300 'mode))
+(setq recentf-auto-cleanup (if (daemonp) 300 'never))
 
 ;; Update recentf-exclude
 (setq recentf-exclude (list "^/\\(?:ssh\\|su\\|sudo\\)?:"))