diff --git a/init-package/init-ledger-mode.el b/init-package/init-ledger-mode.el
index 571f60b9f..d03657a23 100644
--- a/init-package/init-ledger-mode.el
+++ b/init-package/init-ledger-mode.el
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 (use-package ledger-mode
-  :mode ("\\.ledger\\'" . ledger-mode))
+  :mode ("\\.ledger\\'" . ledger-mode)
+  :init
+  (progn 
+    (setq ledger-post-amount-alignment-column 62)))