diff --git a/elisp/ghc-comp.el b/elisp/ghc-comp.el
index 5b68f74..ad61284 100644
--- a/elisp/ghc-comp.el
+++ b/elisp/ghc-comp.el
@@ -47,9 +47,16 @@
 (defvar ghc-loaded-module nil)
 
 (defun ghc-comp-init ()
-  (setq ghc-module-names (cons "hiding" (cons "qualified" (ghc-load-keyword "list"))))
-  (setq ghc-language-extensions (cons "LANGUAGE" (ghc-load-keyword "lang")))
-  (setq ghc-keyword-Prelude (ghc-load-keyword "browse" "Prelude"))
+  (let* ((syms '(ghc-module-names
+		ghc-language-extensions
+		ghc-keyword-Prelude))
+	 (vals (ghc-read-lisp-list
+		(lambda () (call-process ghc-module-command nil t nil "-l" "boot"))
+		(length syms))))
+    (ghc-set syms vals))
+  (add-to-list 'ghc-module-names "qualified")
+  (add-to-list 'ghc-module-names "hiding")
+  (add-to-list 'ghc-language-extensions "LANGUAGE")
   (setq ghc-loaded-module '("Prelude"))
   (ghc-merge-keywords)
   (run-with-idle-timer ghc-idle-timer-interval 'repeat 'ghc-idle-timer))
diff --git a/elisp/ghc-func.el b/elisp/ghc-func.el
index 38d6e89..788a815 100644
--- a/elisp/ghc-func.el
+++ b/elisp/ghc-func.el
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
 	(read (current-buffer))
       (error ()))))
 
+(defun ghc-read-lisp-list (func n)
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (funcall func)
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (condition-case nil
+	(let ((m (set-marker (make-marker) 1 (current-buffer)))
+	      ret)
+	  (dotimes (i n)
+	    (setq ret (cons (read m) ret)))
+	  (nreverse ret))
+      (error ()))))
+
 (defun ghc-extract-module ()
   (interactive)
   (save-excursion
@@ -51,10 +63,10 @@
 (defun ghc-read-module-name (def)
   (read-from-minibuffer "Module name: " def ghc-input-map))
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
-(defconst ghc-null 0)
-(defconst ghc-newline 10)
+(defun ghc-set (vars vals)
+  (dolist (var vars)
+    (if var (set var (car vals))) ;; var can be nil to skip
+    (setq vals (cdr vals))))
 
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