diff --git a/config.org b/config.org
index c67c7f8..453b3ac 100644
--- a/config.org
+++ b/config.org
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ This configuration requires the installation of :
     - =ditaa= (for ascii to image generation in org-mode)
 
 When first checking out this config, run =irony-install-server= to make and install the irony-server.
+* Workarounds
+** Emacs 26.2
+
+Had some problems with downloading the spinner package in Emacs.
+It is a known bug in Emacs 26.2.
+https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/cdei4p/failed_to_download_gnu_archive_bad_request/
+https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34341
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq gnutls-algorithm-priority "NORMAL:-VERS-TLS1.3")
+#+END_SRC
 
 * Utils
 
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ea210a5..d44a18b 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 
 ;; add melpa-stable to package-archives
 (add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives
-             '("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t)
+             '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives
              '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)