diff --git a/emacs/auto/-packages.el b/emacs/auto/-packages.el
index ce819dc..fbdff13 100644
--- a/emacs/auto/-packages.el
+++ b/emacs/auto/-packages.el
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-(setq evil-want-keybinding nil)
-
-(require 'package)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
-(package-initialize)
-
 (require 'paradox)
 (paradox-enable)
 
diff --git a/emacs/auto/-pkgdb.el b/emacs/auto/-pkgdb.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2da58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/auto/-pkgdb.el
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
+(package-initialize)
+
+;; EOF
diff --git a/emacs/init.el b/emacs/init.el
index 5b6c49d..6785caf 100644
--- a/emacs/init.el
+++ b/emacs/init.el
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
   :prefix "agw-"
   :group 'convenience)
 
-(load "-packages")
+; must be set before other operations
+(setq evil-want-keybinding nil)
+
+(load "-pkgdb")
 (load "-defaults")
 (load "-custom")
+(load "-packages")
 (load "-macro")
 (load "-keys")