diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 34d6fe6..a00054d 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ vim.opt.cursorline = true
 
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", { pattern = { "org" }, command = "setlocal nowrap" })
 
+local ensure_packer = function()
+  local fn = vim.fn
+  local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
+  if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+    fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path})
+    vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
+    return true
+  end
+  return false
+end
+local packer_bootstrap = ensure_packer()
+
 require('packer').startup(function(use)
 	use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
 	use 'tpope/vim-surround'
@@ -248,6 +260,10 @@ require('packer').startup(function(use)
 			require("trouble").setup()
 		end
 	}
+
+  if packer_bootstrap then
+    require('packer').sync()
+  end
 end)
 
 local wk = require("which-key")