diff --git a/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua b/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
index 01ca729..edca5b8 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/config/plugins.lua
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
   },
 }
 
-return plugins ]]
+return plugins
+]]
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/packer.lua b/lua/cosmic/packer.lua
index e77bd81..239fc1e 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/packer.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/packer.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 local cmd = vim.cmd
 
-cmd('packadd packer.nvim')
-
 local present, packer = pcall(require, 'packer')
 
+local first_install = false
+
 if not present then
   local packer_path = vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. '/site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim'
 
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ if not present then
 
   if present then
     print('Packer cloned successfully.')
-    packer.sync()
-    packer.compile()
+    first_install = true
   else
     error("Couldn't clone packer !\nPacker path: " .. packer_path .. '\n' .. packer)
   end
@@ -41,9 +40,12 @@ packer.init({
   git = {
     clone_timeout = 800, -- Timeout, in seconds, for git clones
   },
-  compile_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config')..'/lua/cosmic/compiled.lua',
+  compile_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/lua/cosmic/compiled.lua',
   auto_clean = true,
   compile_on_sync = true,
 })
 
-return packer
+return {
+  packer = packer,
+  first_install = first_install,
+}
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
index 4e4b771..1ae2fbb 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-local present, packer = pcall(require, 'cosmic.packer')
+local present, cosmic_packer = pcall(require, 'cosmic.packer')
 
 if not present then
   return false
 end
 
+local packer = cosmic_packer.packer
 local use = packer.use
 
 local ok, user_plugins = pcall(require, 'cosmic.config.plugins')