--- README
+++ README
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 .emacs (removing the leading `;;').
 
 (require 'color-theme)
-(color-theme-gnome2)
+(eval-after-load "color-theme"
+  '(progn
+     (color-theme-initialize)
+     (color-theme-gnome2)))
 
 Changing menu colors: