diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 7098c98..0e16a23 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
               ("k" . previous-line)
               ("N" . nm-sticky-tag-and-next))
   :config
-  (use-package gnus-alias :ensure
+  (use-package gnus-alias :ensure :demand
     :hook (message-mode . gnus-alias-init)
     :config
     (defun ga-id (alias &rest args)