diff --git a/config.org b/config.org
index 3c8461e..c9492a6 100644
--- a/config.org
+++ b/config.org
@@ -395,9 +395,14 @@ Highlight whitespaces, tabs, empty lines.
  (use-package whitespace
    :demand t
    :ensure nil
-   :hook
-   ((prog-mode . whitespace-turn-on)
-    (text-mode . whitespace-turn-on))
+   :init
+   (dolist (hook '(prog-mode-hook
+                   text-mode-hook
+                   conf-mode-hook))
+    (add-hook hook #'whitespace-mode))
+;;   :hook ;;not working in use-package 2.3
+;;   ((prog-mode . whitespace-turn-on)
+;;    (text-mode . whitespace-turn-on))
    :config
    (setq-default whitespace-style '(face empty tab trailing))
  )
@@ -416,7 +421,10 @@ Disable Eldoc, it interferes with flycheck
 Colorize colors as text with their value
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (use-package rainbow-mode
-   :hook prog-mode
+   :ensure t
+   :init
+   (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'rainbow-mode t)
+;;   :hook prog-mode ;; not working in use-package 2.3
    :config
    (setq-default rainbow-x-colors-major-mode-list '())
  )
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index dce9dcf..f74dddc 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 ;; Bootstrap use-package
 ;; Install use-package if it's not already installed
 ;; use-package is used to configure the rest of the packages
+;; versuib 2018.03.11.2137 had troubles finding packages,
+;; so stick with stable 2.3
+(push '(use-package . "melpa-stable") package-pinned-packages)
 (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
     (package-refresh-contents)
     (package-install 'use-package)