diff --git a/spacemacs b/spacemacs
index ff96a73..e25caff 100644
--- a/spacemacs
+++ b/spacemacs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
      latex
      finance
      lua ; for lean
+     (mu4e :variables mu4e-installation-path "/var/run/current-system/sw/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e")
      )
    ;; List of additional packages that will be installed without being
    ;; wrapped in a layer. If you need some configuration for these
@@ -163,8 +164,6 @@ before layers configuration."
   (setq twelf-root "/home/gebner/twelf/")
   ; (load (concat twelf-root "emacs/twelf-init.el"))
 
-  (setq load-path (append load-path '("/var/run/current-system/sw/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e")))
-  (require 'mu4e)
   (setq mu4e-mu-binary "/var/run/current-system/sw/bin/mu")
   (setq user-full-name "Gabriel Ebner"
         user-mail-address "gebner@gebner.org")