diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 317d12522..27052dde6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You can see it live right here: <http://zachholman.com/left/>
 - [Fork this repository](https://github.com/holman/left/fork)
 - Clone it: `git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USER/left`
 - Install ruby things: `bundle install` (if this doesn't work, look into [installing Bundler](http://bundler.io))
-- Run the jekyll server: `jekyll serve -w`
+- Start it up: `script/server`
 
 You should have a server up and running locally at <http://localhost:4000>.
 
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index c2240893a..e5efc6395 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-markdown: rdiscount
 permalink: /posts/:title
 rdiscount:
   extensions: [smart]
diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0024ed8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/server
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bundle exec jekyll serve --watch