diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
index 1b67847..beb93cb 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ return {
 				"WhoIsSethDaniel/mason-tool-installer.nvim",
 			},
 		},
-		event = "BufReadPost",
+		event = { "BufRead", "BufNewFile", "InsertEnter" },
+		after = { "nvim-cmp" },
 		config = function()
 			require("plugins.config.lsp")
 		end,
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ return {
 		config = function()
 			require("plugins.config.cmp")
 		end,
-		event = { "InsertEnter", "CmdlineEnter", "VeryLazy" },
+		event = { "InsertEnter", "CmdlineEnter" },
 	},
 
 	-- loading animations for some LSP
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
index 3c28be9..5dbb327 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/prose.lua
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ local writing_ft = { "quarto", "pandoc", "markdown", "text", "tex" }
 local prose_plugs = {
 	-- UI improvements
 	-- provide distraction free writing
-	{ "folke/zen-mode.nvim", config = true, event = "VeryLazy" },
-	-- provide even distraction free-er writing (lowlight paragraphs)
-	{ "folke/twilight.nvim", event = "VeryLazy" },
+	{ "folke/zen-mode.nvim", config = true, cmd = { "ZenMode" }, dependencies = { "folke/twilight.nvim" } },
 	{
 		"andrewferrier/wrapping.nvim",
 		config = function()