diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index dcb55a3..aec2812 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1325,5 +1325,8 @@
 (with-eval-after-load 'base16-theme
   (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'my/configure-theme))
 
+(when (and custom-file (file-exists-p custom-file))
+  (load custom-file nil 'nomessage))
+
 (provide 'init)
 ;;; init.el ends here