diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7983a1ba0..e441495d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ semanticdb/
 tramp
 /.recentf~
 /elnode
+var/
diff --git a/init-package/init-gist.el b/init-package/init-gist.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..995ab783e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-package/init-gist.el
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(use-package gist
+  :defer t)
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index c1d698273..01aca57a8 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     fringe-helper
     ;; to be deleted
     ;; fuzzy
+    gist
     git-gutter-fringe
     ghc
     golden-ratio