diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-email.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-email.el
index d8780ac..fe88962 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-email.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-email.el
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   ;; mu4e is not actually built-in, but it is installed outside of normal Emacs package management
   :straight (:type built-in)
   :if (locate-library "mu4e")
-  :commands mu4e
+  :commands (mu4e mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
   :general
   (normal mu4e-headers-mode-map "t" #'mu4e-headers-mark-thread)
   (normal mu4e-view-mode-map "t" #'mu4e-view-mark-thread)