diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0629273..629a8a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 /smex-items
 /var/
 /anaconda-mode/
+/.last-package-update-day
+
 # All hail use-package!
 /elpa/
 
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e4a4d50..171bc29 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -829,7 +829,10 @@
   :ensure t
   :config
   (setq auto-package-update-interval 7
-        auto-package-update-delete-old-versions t))
+        auto-package-update-delete-old-versions t)
+  ;; Let’s do this in after-init-hook, as use-package invocations may modify
+  ;; the list of installed packages
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'auto-package-update-maybe))
 
 (use-package cookie1
   :demand t