diff --git a/init.d/basics/appearance.el b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
index ebe0959..bfeb583 100644
--- a/init.d/basics/appearance.el
+++ b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; appearance.el --- Configure appearance. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Time-stamp: <2020-05-20T05:59:14+0000>
+;; Time-stamp: <2020-05-24T22:16:33+0200>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 (unless slow-computer
   (use-package doom-themes
-    :defer nil
+    :demand t
     :after (all-the-icons)
     :custom ((doom-themes-treemacs-theme "doom-colors")
              (doom-themes-treemacs-enable-variable-pitch nil))
diff --git a/init.d/basics/package-management.el b/init.d/basics/package-management.el
index 4a7c80e..2c8ac04 100644
--- a/init.d/basics/package-management.el
+++ b/init.d/basics/package-management.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; package-management.el --- Initialize package management -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Time-stamp: <2020-04-16T15:05:12+0200>
+;; Time-stamp: <2020-05-24T22:15:31+0200>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;; * Set up straight
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 ;; Isolate package configurations.
 (straight-use-package 'use-package)
+(customize-set-variable 'use-package-always-defer t)
 
 (defun my/straight-check-last-update ()
   "Notify if 7 days have passed since the last package was built."
diff --git a/init.d/programming/common.el b/init.d/programming/common.el
index bc30acf..050844e 100644
--- a/init.d/programming/common.el
+++ b/init.d/programming/common.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; common.el --- Common programming settings. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; Time-stamp: <2020-05-09T17:41:42+0200>
+;; Time-stamp: <2020-05-24T22:16:49+0200>
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 ;; Syntax checking with many plugins.
 (unless slow-computer
   (use-package flycheck
-    :defer nil
+    :demand t
     :functions (flycheck-add-mode)
     :diminish flycheck-mode
     :custom ((flycheck-cppcheck-checks '("style" "warning" "information"))