diff --git a/misc/config-publishing/engrave.sh b/misc/config-publishing/engrave.sh
index 7f2755a..35785c9 100755
--- a/misc/config-publishing/engrave.sh
+++ b/misc/config-publishing/engrave.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     (setcdr (assoc 'org after-load-alist) nil))
   (setq org-load-hook nil)
   (require 'org)
+  (require 'org-persist)
+  (remove-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-persist-gc)
   (setq org-mode-hook nil))
 
 (let ((default-directory config-root))
diff --git a/misc/config-publishing/org-html.sh b/misc/config-publishing/org-html.sh
index 7336a95..025b513 100755
--- a/misc/config-publishing/org-html.sh
+++ b/misc/config-publishing/org-html.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 (require 'vc) ; need this for modification-time macro
 (require 'org)
+(require 'org-persist)
+(remove-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-persist-gc)
 (require 'ox-html)
 
 ;; For some faces
diff --git a/misc/config-publishing/org-pdf.sh b/misc/config-publishing/org-pdf.sh
index 5150b08..13edb0a 100755
--- a/misc/config-publishing/org-pdf.sh
+++ b/misc/config-publishing/org-pdf.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 (require 'vc) ; need this for modification-time macro
 (require 'org)
+(require 'org-persist)
+(remove-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-persist-gc)
 (require 'ox-latex)
 
 (advice-add 'pdf-tools-install :around #'ignore)