diff --git a/files/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig-conf.lua b/files/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig-conf.lua
index e0df406..e54335a 100644
--- a/files/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig-conf.lua
+++ b/files/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig-conf.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local util = require 'lspconfig.util'
+
 -- Custom warning symbols
 local signs = { Error = " ", Warn = " ", Hint = " ", Info = " " }
 for type, icon in pairs(signs) do
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ lsp.texlab.setup({
     navic.attach(client, bufnr) -- breadcrumbs
   end,
   settings = {
+    cmd = { 'texlab' },
     texlab = {
       build = {
+        executable = 'latexmk',
         args = { '-xelatex', '-interaction=nonstopmode', '-synctex=1', '-shell-escape', '%f' },
         onSave = true,
       }
diff --git a/files/nvim/.config/nvim/snippets/snippets/latex.json b/files/nvim/.config/nvim/snippets/snippets/latex.json
index 9b16c1b..0fc3ac0 100644
--- a/files/nvim/.config/nvim/snippets/snippets/latex.json
+++ b/files/nvim/.config/nvim/snippets/snippets/latex.json
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
       "% glossary, use with \\gls{TERM}; make sure to run `makeglossaries`",
       "\\printglossaries",
       "",
-      "% begin here; don't forget to relaunch nvim :>",
+      "% begin here; don't forget to relaunch nvim",
+      "% and create a .latexmkrc :>",
       "\\section{}",
       "",
       "% bibliography, cite with \\autocite{}",
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@
       "\\end{frame}",
       "\\newpage",
       "",
-      "% begin here; don't forget to relaunch nvim :>",
+      "% begin here; don't forget to relaunch nvim",
+      "% and create a .latexmkrc :>",
       "\\section{}",
       "\\begin{frame}",
       "\\end{frame}",