diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.org b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.org
index 910c4b6..fead3a9 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.org
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.org
@@ -543,9 +543,10 @@ To start off, first I need to enable lexical binding.
     Add my work email account as a secondary select method.
 
     #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-      (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
-                   '(nnmaildir "picturefix"
-                               (directory "~/documents/mail/picturefix/")))
+      (with-eval-after-load 'gnus
+        (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
+                     '(nnmaildir "picturefix"
+                                 (directory "~/documents/mail/picturefix/"))))
     #+END_SRC
 
     When sending mail from the picturefix account, use the picturefix