diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 840a649..c379934 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ See `no-littering' for examples.")
 
 (dolist (pkg '(el-patch
                no-littering
-               setup))
+               setup
+               straight))               ; already installed, but what the hell
   (straight-use-package pkg)
   (require pkg)
   (require (intern (format "+%s" pkg)) nil :noerror))