diff --git a/modules/editors/emacs.nix b/modules/editors/emacs.nix
index a90b0ff2..0e29d4b4 100644
--- a/modules/editors/emacs.nix
+++ b/modules/editors/emacs.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
 
     env.PATH = [ "$HOME/.emacs.d/bin" ];
     zsh.rc = lib.readFile <my/config/emacs/aliases.zsh>;
+    setup = ''
+      if [ ! -d "$HOME/.emacs.d" ]; then
+        ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs "$HOME/.emacs.d"
+      fi
+      if [ ! -d "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/doom" ]; then
+        ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs-private "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/doom"
+      fi
+      $HOME/.emacs.d/bin/doom sync
+    '';
   };
 
   fonts.fonts = [
diff --git a/modules/editors/vim.nix b/modules/editors/vim.nix
index c598d33c..3945f516 100644
--- a/modules/editors/vim.nix
+++ b/modules/editors/vim.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
       editorconfig-core-c
       neovim
     ];
+
     env.EDITOR = "nvim";
     env.VIMINIT = "let \\$MYVIMRC='\\$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim' | source \\$MYVIMRC";
+    setup = ''
+      if [ ! -d "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim" ]; then
+        ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone https://github.com/hlissner/.vim "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim"
+      fi
+      ${pkgs.gnumake}/bin/make -C "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim" update
+    '';
   };
 }