diff --git a/emacs.org b/emacs.org
index d8aede1..3750df8 100644
--- a/emacs.org
+++ b/emacs.org
@@ -67,7 +67,16 @@ TODO: make this stuff work sanely in emacs org mode and via external tangling. N
 
 *** use-package bootstrap
 
-This configuration is using *use-package* extensively. Install it earlyso we can use it elsewhere.
+This configuration is using *use-package* extensively. Install it early so we can
+use it elsewhere.
+
+First strip out any existing org load-path prior to package initialization.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(require 'cl)
+(setq load-path (remove-if (lambda (x) (string-match-p "org$" x)) load-path))
+(setq load-path (remove-if (lambda (x) (string-match-p "org-" x)) load-path))
+#+END_SRC
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
@@ -80,8 +89,23 @@ This configuration is using *use-package* extensively. Install it earlyso we can
 (setq use-package-verbose t)
 #+END_SRC
 
+Then, before doing *ANY* package initialization, make use-package setup/use org
+from the package repos and pin it so that other packages can't muck that up.
+
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(use-package auto-package-update :ensure t :defer t)
+(use-package org
+  :ensure org-plus-contrib
+  :pin org)
+#+END_SRC
+
+*** auto-package-update
+
+Make updating use-package installed package.el packages easy peasy.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(use-package auto-package-update
+  :ensure t
+  :defer t)
 #+END_SRC
 
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