diff --git a/samy.ps1 b/samy.ps1
index fc02f33..e17814b 100644
--- a/samy.ps1
+++ b/samy.ps1
@@ -121,6 +121,36 @@ $ConfirmPreference  = 'None'
     }
     . ([ScriptBlock]::Create($functionsContent))
 
+    # 3) Load remote functions (must be before calling them)
+    try {
+        Write-Host "[Info] Loading functions from: $Script:SamyFunctionsUrl" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        $functionsContent = (Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing $Script:SamyFunctionsUrl -ErrorAction Stop).Content
+
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($functionsContent)) {
+            throw "Downloaded content was empty."
+        }
+
+        # quick sanity check: make sure the file looks like it contains your function
+        if ($functionsContent -notmatch '(?im)^\s*function\s+Initialize-NuGetProvider\b') {
+            Write-Host "[Warning] samy.functions.ps1 loaded, but Initialize-NuGetProvider not found in content." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        }
+
+        # Load functions into the current scope
+        . ([ScriptBlock]::Create($functionsContent))
+
+        # Verify the function is now available
+        if (Get-Command Initialize-NuGetProvider -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            Write-Host "[Success] Initialize-NuGetProvider is loaded and available." -ForegroundColor Green
+        }
+        else {
+            throw "Dot-sourcing completed, but Initialize-NuGetProvider is still not available."
+        }
+    }
+    catch {
+        throw "Failed to load samy.functions.ps1 from $Script:SamyFunctionsUrl. $($_.Exception.Message)"
+    }
+
+
     # 4) Now call functions that live in samy.functions.ps1
     # Initialize-NuGetProvider