diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index 06692b0..4f4facd 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ M.plugins = {
       autopairs = true,
    },
    options = {
+      packer = {
+         init_file = "plugins.packerInit",
+      },
       autopairs = { loadAfter = "nvim-cmp" },
       lspconfig = {
          setup_lspconf = "", -- path of file containing setups of different lsps
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index cea8082..50aa374 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-local present, packer = pcall(require, "plugins.packerInit")
+local plugin_settings = require("core.utils").load_config().plugins
+local present, packer = pcall(require, plugin_settings.options.packer.init_file)
 
 if not present then
    return false
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ end
 local use = packer.use
 
 return packer.startup(function()
-   local plugin_settings = require("core.utils").load_config().plugins
    local override_req = require("core.utils").override_req
 
    -- this is arranged on the basis of when a plugin starts