diff --git a/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 0c894aa..339dd9c 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ return require('packer').startup(function(use)
     use({ "Raimondi/delimitMate" })
 
     -- markdown preview
-    use({ 'iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim' })
+    use({ "iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim", run = ":call mkdp#util#install()" })
 
     -- terminal
     use({