diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index 68a3419..19859eb 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
 (require 'cl)
 (require 'package)
 
+;; accessing a package repo over https on Windows is a no go, so we
+;; fallback to http there
 (if (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
     (add-to-list 'package-archives
                  '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
   (add-to-list 'package-archives
-               '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
-    )
+               '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t))
+
 ;; set package-user-dir to be relative to Prelude install path
 (setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" prelude-dir))
 (package-initialize)