diff --git a/configuration.org b/configuration.org
index 0578444..f04abc7 100644
--- a/configuration.org
+++ b/configuration.org
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 * Emacs configuration
 
+** Set up the package archives
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") t)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
+(package-initialize)
+#+END_SRC
+
 ** Configure ~use-package~ and preload ~bind-key~
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 4ccf3df..0a0bcbb 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -9,18 +9,6 @@
 
 ;; Initialize the package system and use-package
 (setq load-prefer-newer t)
-(require 'package)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/") t)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
-(package-initialize)
 
 ;; I started moving my configuration to this Org file.  It’s easier to document this way.
 (org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "configuration.org" user-emacs-directory))