diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 2a7e3e887..bade4778f 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 (defconst is-linux (eq system-type 'gnu/linux))
 
 (when is-linux (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.cask"))
-(require 'cask)
-(cask-initialize)
+(setq use-package-verbose DEBUG-MODE)
 
 (cd "~") ; instead of /
 
-(eval-when-compile (require 'use-package))  ; Package management bootstrap
-(setq use-package-verbose DEBUG-MODE)
-
 ;; Make sure undo/backup folders exist
 (defconst my-tmp-dir-undo     (expand-file-name "undo" my-tmp-dir))
 (defconst my-tmp-dir-backup   (expand-file-name "backup" my-tmp-dir))
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e51f76eda..1f375384d 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 ;;    * *<defun/var-name> ; for altering the visual state
 ;;
 ;;; Code:
-
 (defconst DEBUG-MODE nil)
 
+(require 'cask)
+(cask-initialize)
+
+(eval-when-compile (require 'use-package)) 
+
 (defconst my-dir           user-emacs-directory)
 (defconst my-core-dir      (concat my-dir "core/"))
 (defconst my-modules-dir   (concat my-dir "init/"))
@@ -42,7 +46,6 @@
 (let ((default-directory my-elisp-dir))
   (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))
 
-
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Just the... bear necessities...
 (mapc 'require