diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 43eb9adbd..eb7c1d0aa 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -246,11 +246,13 @@ and `doom-exit-window-hook'."
                    ;; compatibility fallbacks
                    "gnutls-cli -p %p %h"
                    "openssl s_client -connect %h:%p -no_ssl2 -no_ssl3 -ign_eof")
+ ;; Don't store authinfo in plain text!
+ auth-sources (list (expand-file-name "authinfo.gpg" doom-etc-dir)
+                    "~/.authinfo.gpg")
  ;; files
  abbrev-file-name             (concat doom-local-dir "abbrev.el")
  auto-save-list-file-name     (concat doom-cache-dir "autosave")
  backup-directory-alist       (list (cons "." (concat doom-cache-dir "backup/")))
- mc/list-file                 (concat doom-etc-dir "mc-lists.el")
  pcache-directory             (concat doom-cache-dir "pcache/")
  request-storage-directory    (concat doom-cache-dir "request")
  server-auth-dir              (concat doom-cache-dir "server/")
diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index 4d74aa7f8..af738bf8b 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 ;;; config/default/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Don't store authinfo in plain text!
-(setq auth-sources
-      (list (expand-file-name "authinfo.gpg" doom-etc-dir)
-            "~/.authinfo.gpg"))
+;;
+;; Reasonable defaults
 
 (after! epa
   (setq epa-file-encrypt-to
diff --git a/modules/editor/multiple-cursors/config.el b/modules/editor/multiple-cursors/config.el
index 7fe19db89..9301e689b 100644
--- a/modules/editor/multiple-cursors/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/multiple-cursors/config.el
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 (def-package! multiple-cursors
   :defer t
   :config
+  (setq mc/list-file (concat doom-etc-dir "mc-lists.el"))
+
   ;; TODO multiple-cursors config for Emacs users?
 
   ;; mc doesn't play well with evil, this attempts to assuage some of its