diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
index 940d1e80..640fa80c 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@
 ;; =============================================================================
 
 ;; These silence the byte compiler.
-(defvar ido-cur-item nil)
-(defvar ido-default-item nil)
-(defvar ido-context-switch-command nil)
-(defvar ido-cur-list nil)
-(defvar inherit-input-method nil)
-(defvar grep-find-ignored-files nil)
-(defvar grep-find-ignored-directories nil)
+(defvar ido-cur-item nil
+  ido-default-item nil
+  ido-context-switch-command nil
+  ido-cur-list nil
+  inherit-input-method nil
+  grep-find-ignored-files nil
+  grep-find-ignored-directories nil
+  tls-checktrust nil)
 
 ;; =============================================================================
 ;;                                                                      Security
@@ -62,14 +63,14 @@
 (defvar imalison:secure t)
 
 (defun imalison:use-https-and-tls ()
-  (setq tls-checktrust t)
+  (defvar-setq tls-checktrust t)
   (let ((trustfile
          (replace-regexp-in-string
           "\\\\" "/"
           (replace-regexp-in-string
            "\n" ""
            (shell-command-to-string "python -m certifi")))))
-    (setq tls-program
+    (defvar-setq tls-program
           (list
            (format "gnutls-cli%s --x509cafile %s -p %%p %%h"
                    (if (eq window-system 'w32) ".exe" "") trustfile)))))