diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 1a8904b..3910638 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         ("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/")
         ("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/")))
 
-(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+(setq package-enable-at-startup nil
+      load-prefer-newer t)
 
 (package-initialize)