diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
index 3c67e8349..3b7e73e13 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ C-u), then reveal the function in a popup window."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +emacs-lisp/repl ()
-  "Open an ielm REPL for Emacs Lisp."
+  "Open the Emacs Lisp REPL (`ielm')."
   (interactive)
-  (ielm)
-  (let ((buf (current-buffer)))
-    (bury-buffer)
-    (pop-to-buffer buf)))
+  (pop-to-buffer
+   (or (get-buffer "*ielm*")
+       (progn (ielm)
+              (let ((buf (get-buffer "*ielm*")))
+                (bury-buffer buf)
+                buf)))))
 
 
 ;; ---- ert ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index 10aa77933..07917791c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook '+emacs-lisp|hook)
 
   :config
-  (map! :map emacs-lisp-mode-map
-        :m "gd" '+emacs-lisp/find-function)
-
+  (set! :repl 'emacs-lisp-mode '+emacs-lisp/repl)
   (set! :rotate 'emacs-lisp-mode
         :symbols '(("t" "nil")
                    ("let" "let*")
@@ -21,6 +19,9 @@
   ;; Don't affect lisp indentation (only `tab-width')
   (set! :editorconfig :remove 'emacs-lisp-mode)
 
+  (map! :map emacs-lisp-mode-map
+        :m "gd" '+emacs-lisp/find-function)
+
   (defun +emacs-lisp|hook ()
     (setq mode-name "Elisp") ; [pedantry intensifies]
     (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'delete-trailing-whitespace nil t)
@@ -69,5 +70,9 @@
 
 
 (def-package! slime
-  :config (setq inferior-lisp-program "clisp"))
+  :config
+  (setq inferior-lisp-program "clisp"
+        ;; enable fuzzy matching in code buffer and SLIME REPL
+        slime-complete-symbol*-fancy t
+        slime-complete-symbol-function 'slime-fuzzy-complete-symbol))
 
diff --git a/modules/lang/python/config.el b/modules/lang/python/config.el
index c701df302..2ab6c666e 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/config.el
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   :init
   (setq python-environment-directory doom-cache-dir
         python-indent-guess-indent-offset-verbose nil
-        python-shell-interpreter "ipython"
-        python-shell-interpreter-args "--deep-reload"
+        python-shell-interpreter "python"
+        python-shell-interpreter-args nil
         python-shell-prompt-regexp "In \\[[0-9]+\\]: "
         python-shell-prompt-block-regexp "\\.\\.\\.\\.: "
         python-shell-prompt-output-regexp "Out\\[[0-9]+\\]: "
diff --git a/modules/lang/ruby/config.el b/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
index bc1bc75b2..a1d2d18cb 100644
--- a/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
   :init
   (add-hook 'ruby-mode-hook 'flycheck-mode)
   :config
-  (set! :build 'rake 'ruby-mode '+ruby/rake)
   (set! :company-backend 'ruby-mode '(company-dabbrev-code))
   (set! :electric 'ruby-mode :words '("else" "end" "elseif"))
-  (set! :repl 'ruby-mode 'inf-ruby)
   (setq ruby-deep-indent-paren t)
   ;; Don't interfere with my custom RET behavior
   (define-key ruby-mode-map [?\n] nil)
@@ -65,6 +63,8 @@
 
 (def-package! inf-ruby
   :commands (inf-ruby inf-ruby-console-auto)
+  :init
+  (set! :repl 'ruby-mode 'inf-ruby)
   :config
   (set! :company-backend 'inf-ruby-mode '(company-inf-ruby)))
 
@@ -78,4 +78,7 @@
 ;;
 
 ;; (def-project-mode! +ruby-rake-mode
-;;   :files "Rakefile")
+;;   :files "Rakefile"
+;;   :init
+;;   (set! :build 'rake '+ruby-rake-mode '+ruby/rake
+;;     :when (doom-project-has! "Rakefile")))