diff --git a/zsh/makefile b/zsh/makefile
index a3582e4..796ea1e 100644
--- a/zsh/makefile
+++ b/zsh/makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ init:
 ifeq ($(shell [ ! -e $(ZPLUG_DIR) ] $(return_val_truthy) ), true)
 	export ZPLUG_HOME=$(ZPLUG_DIR) \
   ; git clone https://github.com/zplug/zplug $(ZPLUG_DIR) \
+  ; source ~/.zplug/init.zsh && zplug update --self \
   ; $(report) "zplug installed"
 endif
 	$(mk_link) $(SRC) ~/.zsh