diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04dcf5035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "latexmk (lualatex)"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/latexmkrc b/latexmkrc
index 452858136..29c4b131a 100644
--- a/latexmkrc
+++ b/latexmkrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- perl -*-
 $pdf_mode = 4;			# lualatex
-$lualatex = lualatex;
+$lualatex = 'lualatex';
 $dvi_mode = $postscript_mode = 0;
 $do_cd = 1;			# output in same dir as main input