diff --git a/spacemacs/extensions/helm-spacemacs/helm-spacemacs.el b/spacemacs/extensions/helm-spacemacs/helm-spacemacs.el
index 0ec9a4509..74557f0d7 100644
--- a/spacemacs/extensions/helm-spacemacs/helm-spacemacs.el
+++ b/spacemacs/extensions/helm-spacemacs/helm-spacemacs.el
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                           layer)))
            (filename (concat path "packages.el")))
       (find-file filename)
+      (goto-char (point-min))
       (re-search-forward (format "init-%s" package))
       (beginning-of-line))))