diff --git a/emacs/init.el b/emacs/init.el
index ada3ec5..8652d06 100644
--- a/emacs/init.el
+++ b/emacs/init.el
@@ -240,7 +240,12 @@
 (use-package outli
   :ensure (:host github :repo "jdtsmith/outli")
   :bind (:map outli-mode-map
-              ("C-c C-p" . (lambda () (interactive) (outline-back-to-heading))))
+              ("C-c C-p" . (lambda () (interactive) (outline-back-to-heading)))
+              ;; Stop outline navigation from capturing C-p and C-n, which makes it
+              ;; difficult to navigate into a section
+              :map outline-navigation-repeat-map
+              ("C-p" . nil)
+              ("C-n" . nil))
   :hook ((prog-mode . outli-mode)
          (text-mode . outli-mode)))