diff --git a/lua/rocks-lazy/internal.lua b/lua/rocks-lazy/internal.lua
index 4cc86c0..51fe5d9 100644
--- a/lua/rocks-lazy/internal.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks-lazy/internal.lua
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ function rocks_lazy.load()
     local user_rocks = api.get_user_rocks()
 
     local has_rocks_config, rocks_config = pcall(require, "rocks-config")
-    ---@type fun(name: string) | nil
-    local config_hook = has_rocks_config and type(rocks_config.configure) == "function" and rocks_config.configure
-        or nil
+    ---@param name string
+    local config_hook = function(name)
+        if has_rocks_config and type(rocks_config.configure) == "function" then
+            pcall(vim.cmd.packadd, { name, bang = true })
+            rocks_config.configure(name)
+        end
+    end
 
     --- HACK: For some reason, if a RockSpec contains a list
     --- (e.g. colorscheme = [ .. ]) then vim.deepcopy errors