diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index f0d7fc2e8..d45e51ec7 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ This aggressively reloads core autoload files."
                                  (error-message-string ex))))))))
         (when (or force-p (not doom-modules))
           (setq doom-modules nil)
-          (funcall load-fn (expand-file-name "init.el" doom-emacs-dir)))
+          (funcall load-fn (expand-file-name "init.el" doom-emacs-dir))
+          (dolist (file (directory-files doom-core-dir t "core-[^.]+\\.el$" t))
+            (funcall load-fn file)))
         (when (or force-p (not doom-packages))
           (setq doom-packages nil)
           (funcall load-fn (expand-file-name "packages.el" doom-core-dir))