--- a/elisp/package-require.el	Tue Dec 29 17:55:49 2015 -0600
+++ b/elisp/package-require.el	Thu Jan 21 13:54:22 2016 -0600
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 ;; ~/.emacs.d/elisp/package-require.el
 ;; Luke Hoersten <[email protected]>
 
-(package-initialize)
+(require 'package)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t)
 ;; (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "http://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") t)
 
+(package-initialize)
+(package-refresh-contents)
+
 (defun package-require (packages)
   "Ensure that a given package is installed"
   (mapc (lambda (package)