diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
index e6eb2b8..3b4225e 100644
--- a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ run_yay() {
     # call emacs once to initialize it
     sudo -u "$home_user" emacs -batch -l "$emacs_dir/init.el"
     # get a list of packages emacs needs
+    sudo -u "$home_user" emacs -batch -l "$emacs_dir/init.el" --eval \
+         '(print (format "pkgs: %s" (s-join " " (nd/get-aur-dependencies t))))'
     IFS=' ' read -r -a emacs_pkgs \
        < <(sudo -u "$home_user" emacs -batch -l "$emacs_dir/init.el" --eval \
                  '(print (format "pkgs: %s" (s-join " " (nd/get-aur-dependencies t))))' \