diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 96d4abf..ce4df40 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
   "Run shell command `git-sync-all' asynchronously."
   (interactive)
   (async-shell-command "git-sync-all" "*git-sync-all*" "*git-sync-errors*")
-  (require 'org-journal)
-  (org-journal-invalidate-cache))
+  (when (require 'org-journal nil :noerror)
+    (org-journal-invalidate-cache)))
 (keymap-global-set "C-c g s" #'my/git-sync-all)
 
 (set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)