diff --git a/system/home/emacs/init.el b/system/home/emacs/init.el
index 4cfe27db..8da3fce2 100644
--- a/system/home/emacs/init.el
+++ b/system/home/emacs/init.el
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 (setopt use-package-check-before-init t
         use-package-enable-imenu-support t)
 
+(use-package package
+  :config
+  (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
+  (package-initialize))
+
 (use-package delight
   :demand t)