diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 6d1c3c1..6416e2e 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ;;; EMACS init file -*- lexical-binding:t -*-
 
-(require 'package)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
-(package-initialize)
+(with-eval-after-load 'package
+  (add-to-list 'package-archives
+               '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
+  (package-initialize))
 
 (setq use-package-always-ensure t
       use-package-always-defer t