diff --git a/conf-lisp/tramp.el b/conf-lisp/tramp.el
index 558b5d3..2cc9f12 100644
--- a/conf-lisp/tramp.el
+++ b/conf-lisp/tramp.el
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@
 ;; (setq tramppkg (expand-file-name "el-get/tramp" tvd-config-dir))
 
 ;; doesnt work:
+;; FIXME: see current error
+
 ;; (el-get-bundle tramp
 ;;   :type git
 ;;   :url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/tramp.git"
 ;;   ;; tramp-loaddefs.el uses `tramp-verion' before it's defined,
 ;;   ;; work around this by loading trampver.el first.
 ;;   :autoloads ("trampver.el" "tramp-loaddefs.el")
-;;   :checkout "ELPA-2.6.0.3")
+;;   :checkout "ELPA-2.6.0.3"
+;;   :build `(("make" "autoloads")))
+
+;; Current error:
+;; Error (el-get): while initializing tramp: Symbol’s function definition
+;;  is void: tramp-compat-rx [2 times]
 
 ;;; Tramp version fix
 ;; for  now  I have  to  install  tramp  from elpa  manually,  because
@@ -28,16 +35,18 @@
 ;; loading of system tramp and git tramp.
 ;;
 ;; FIXME: find out how to force use-package to install and use elpa tramp!
-(setq tramppkg (expand-file-name "tramp-2.6.0.3" package-user-dir))
+;; (setq tramppkg (expand-file-name "tramp-2.6.0.3" package-user-dir))
+;;; (setq tramppkg (expand-file-name "tramp" tvd-sitelisp-dir))
+
+;; (message (format "tramp: installed: %s" (package-installed-p 'tramp)))
 
 (use-package tramp
-  :load-path tramppkg
-  :ensure t
+  ;;:load-path tramppkg
+  :ensure nil
   :config
   (setq tramp-default-method "ssh"
         tramp-default-user nil
-        tramp-verbose 9
-        ido-enable-tramp-completion t
-        ))
+        ;;tramp-verbose 9
+        ido-enable-tramp-completion t))
 
 ;; see also backup section in system.el
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index d0a611d..ce62b5c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 (scroll-bar-mode 0)
 
 ;; needs to be disabled to be able to load it from elpa
-(setq tramp-mode nil)
+;; (setq tramp-mode nil)
 
 ;;; ** stay silent on startup
 (setq initial-scratch-message "")
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 ;;; ~/.emacs-init.d/init/ contains the rest of the init files
 (setq tvd-init-dir (expand-file-name "init" tvd-config-dir))
+(setq tvd-sitelisp-dir (expand-file-name "site-lisp" tvd-config-dir))
 
 ;;; initialize package manager
 (require 'package)
@@ -50,10 +51,17 @@
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu"   . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
 
+;; (setq package-archives
+;;       '(("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
+;;         ("gnu-devel" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/")
+;;         ("nongnu" . "https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/")
+;;         ("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")))
+
 (package-initialize)
 
 ;; load'em
 (sanityinc/add-subdirs-to-load-path package-user-dir)
+(sanityinc/add-subdirs-to-load-path tvd-sitelisp-dir)
 
 ;;; dont mess around
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)