diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index cb12f8d08..176a93855 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 ;; Load the bare necessities
 (require 'core-lib)
 
+(autoload 'doom-initialize-packages "core-packages")
+
 
 ;;
 ;;; Global variables
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index a4c8c0a88..4ddc67d78 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 
 ;; And let 'er rip!
 (doom-initialize)
-(unless noninteractive
+(if noninteractive
+    (doom-initialize-packages)
   (doom-initialize-core)
   (doom-initialize-modules)
   (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'doom-display-benchmark-h)