diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aacd7a9..f8358fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /lisp
 /var
 /etc
-/eln-cache
\ No newline at end of file
+/eln-cache
+/user-init.el
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 3ab623a..a9b512c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 ;;; package: Set package archives for package installation
 (progn
+  (require 'package)
   (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
   (setq package-quickstart nil)