diff --git a/org-journal-tags.el b/org-journal-tags.el
index bbafbb6..4352c2c 100644
--- a/org-journal-tags.el
+++ b/org-journal-tags.el
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ PREFIX is the universal prefix argument."
 
 (defun org-journal-tags--org-contacts-complete ()
   "Complete org-journal-tags tag with `org-contacts'."
+  (require 'org-contacts nil t)
   (unless (fboundp #'org-contacts-db)
     (user-error "Org Contacts is unavailable"))
   (let* ((contacts (org-contacts-db))