[Bug?] Evil does not activate when loaded via customize

Hi, list! I'm perverse and want to install Evil via package.el and load it via customize. I notice that Evil does not turn on at startup when I customize evil-mode to t. I still have to explicitly call (evil-mode 1) in my init-file. Is this known behavior? If so, is it a bug? If so, can I fix it somehow? Note: I know the documentation explicitly tells me to install Evil like so: (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/evil") (require 'evil) (evil-mode 1) As said, I'm just being perverse. Thanks for any pointers! -- Trevor Murphy, ASA, MAAA GnuPG Key: 0x83881C0A