           (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "SPC") evil-leader--default-map)
           (define-key evil-emacs-state-map  (kbd "SPC") evil-leader--default-map)))
       ;; load surround
-      (use-package surround
-        :init (global-surround-mode 1)) 
+      (use-package evil-surround
+        :init (global-evil-surround-mode 1)) 
       ;; load evil-exchange
       (use-package evil-exchange
         :init (evil-exchange-install))

    smeargle
    string-edit
    subword
    surround
    tagedit
    visual-regexp-steroids
    volatile-highlights

    ess-R-data-view
    ess-R-object-popup
    ess-smart-underscore
    evil-surround
    exec-path-from-shell
    expand-region
    fill-column-indicator
