diff --git a/.config.d/05-basic.el b/.config.d/05-basic.el
index 9dbde66..93c0b8a 100644
--- a/.config.d/05-basic.el
+++ b/.config.d/05-basic.el
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   (which-key-mode))
 
 ;; Pixel perfect scrolling
-(pixel-scroll-precision-mode)
+(unless (version< emacs-version "29.0")
+  (pixel-scroll-precision-mode))
 
 ;; Display time
 (display-time-mode)
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@
 ;; stopped loading it automatically. So, to remedy that, we load it if it was
 ;; not already loaded.
 (unless (memq 'vterm features)
-  (load "vterm" nil t))
+  (load "vterm" t)
+  (unless (memq 'vterm features)
+    (message "Failed to load vterm. It is probably not installed.")))
 
 ;;; 05-basic.el ends here
diff --git a/.config.d/07-org.el b/.config.d/07-org.el
index 4c114db..da7167f 100644
--- a/.config.d/07-org.el
+++ b/.config.d/07-org.el
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 (setq org-roam-directory (file-truename "~/data2/Notes"))
 
 ;; This tells org-roam to sync notes with its index in the background.
-(org-roam-db-autosync-mode)
+(if (file-directory-p org-roam-directory)
+    (org-roam-db-autosync-mode)
+  (message "Org Roam directory (%s) does not exist. Autosync disabled." org-roam-directory))
 
 (setq global-roam-map (make-sparse-keymap "Roam Keys"))
 (global-set-key "\C-cr" global-roam-map)
diff --git a/.config.d/15-lsp.el b/.config.d/15-lsp.el
index 2340669..5772b8f 100644
--- a/.config.d/15-lsp.el
+++ b/.config.d/15-lsp.el
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@
 
 ;; Lispy provides structural editing to lisp modes.
 (use-package lispy
-  :ensure t
   :defer t)
 
-(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (lispy-mode 1)))
+(if (memq 'lispy-autoloads features)
+    (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (lispy-mode 1))))
 
 ;; This package adds indent bars. Currently only configured for rust and python.
 (use-package indent-bars
diff --git a/post-init.el b/post-init.el
index 965bc49..b5b8d50 100644
--- a/post-init.el
+++ b/post-init.el
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
       (eval-print-last-sexp)))
   (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
 
+(unless (memq 'use-package-autoloads features)
+  (straight-use-package 'use-package))
+
 ;; The compile-angel package automatically byte-compiles and
 ;; native-compiles Emacs Lisp libraries. It should be loaded before
 ;; any other package.