diff --git a/lua/config/lsp.lua b/lua/config/lsp.lua
index 62732311..6604553e 100644
--- a/lua/config/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/config/lsp.lua
@@ -148,36 +148,27 @@ if utils.executable('bash-language-server') then
   })
 end
 
-local sumneko_binary_path = fn.exepath("lua-language-server")
-if vim.g.is_mac or vim.g.is_linux and sumneko_binary_path ~= "" then
-  local sumneko_root_path = fn.fnamemodify(sumneko_binary_path, ":h:h:h")
-
-  local runtime_path = vim.split(package.path, ";")
-  table.insert(runtime_path, "lua/?.lua")
-  table.insert(runtime_path, "lua/?/init.lua")
-
+if utils.executable("lua-language-server") then
+  -- settings for lua-language-server can be found on https://github.com/sumneko/lua-language-server/wiki/Settings .
   lspconfig.sumneko_lua.setup({
     on_attach = custom_attach,
-    cmd = { sumneko_binary_path, "-E", sumneko_root_path .. "/main.lua" },
     settings = {
       Lua = {
         runtime = {
           -- Tell the language server which version of Lua you're using (most likely LuaJIT in the case of Neovim)
           version = "LuaJIT",
-          -- Setup your lua path
-          path = runtime_path,
         },
         diagnostics = {
           -- Get the language server to recognize the `vim` global
           globals = { "vim" },
         },
         workspace = {
-          -- Make the server aware of Neovim runtime files
-          library = api.nvim_get_runtime_file("", true),
-        },
-        -- Do not send telemetry data containing a randomized but unique identifier
-        telemetry = {
-          enable = false,
+          -- Make the server aware of Neovim runtime files,
+          -- see also https://github.com/sumneko/lua-language-server/wiki/Libraries#link-to-workspace .
+          -- Lua-dev.nvim also has similar settings for sumneko lua, https://github.com/folke/lua-dev.nvim/blob/main/lua/lua-dev/sumneko.lua .
+          library = { fn.stdpath('data') .. "/site/pack/packer/opt/emmylua-nvim" },
+          maxPreload = 2000,
+          preloadFileSize = 50000,
         },
       },
     },