diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index f0106dea8..c468f7b98 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ possible."
       backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,(concat doom-cache-dir "backup/"))))
 
 (after! tramp
-  (add-to-list 'backup-directory-alist (cons tramp-file-name-regexp nil)))
+  ;; Backing up files on remotes can be incredibly slow and prone to a variety
+  ;; of IO errors. Better to disable it altogether in tramp buffers:
+  (add-to-list 'backup-directory-alist (cons tramp-file-name-regexp nil))
+  ;; Add the remote's PATH to tramp's search path (why isn't this the default?)
+  (add-to-list 'tramp-remote-path 'tramp-own-remote-path))
 
 (add-hook! 'after-save-hook
   (defun doom-guess-mode-h ()