diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c09a28e..770d239 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /.cask
 /.hive-maint
 /custom.el
+/elpa
 /var
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b41a8c4..1e77fb6 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   (setq user-emacs-directory (file-name-directory user-init-file))
   (message "Loading %s..." user-init-file)
   (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+  ;; (package-initialize)
   (setq inhibit-startup-buffer-menu t)
   (setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
   (setq inhibit-startup-echo-area-message "locutus")