diff --git a/lua/core/packer.lua b/lua/core/packer.lua
index 3ee917e..e48a9cd 100644
--- a/lua/core/packer.lua
+++ b/lua/core/packer.lua
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ local M = {}
 
 M.bootstrap = function()
    local fn = vim.fn
-   local install_path = fn.stdpath "data" .. "/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim"
+   local base_path = fn.stdpath "data" .. "/site/pack/packer"
+   local opt, start = base_path .. "/opt/packer.nvim", base_path .. "/start/packer.nvim"
+   local install_path = fn.isdirectory(opt) and opt or start
 
    vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "NormalFloat", { bg = "#1e222a" })
 
-   if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+   if not fn.isdirectory(install_path) then
       print "Cloning packer .."
 
       fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim", install_path }