diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
index f824aa0d..37685e35 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ local M = {}
 local utils = require "core.utils"
 
 -- export on_attach & capabilities for custom lspconfigs
-
 M.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
   utils.load_mappings("lspconfig", { buffer = bufnr })
 
   if client.server_capabilities.signatureHelpProvider then
     require("nvchad.signature").setup(client)
   end
+end
 
+-- disable semantic tokens
+M.on_init = function(client, _)
   if not utils.load_config().ui.lsp_semantic_tokens and client.supports_method "textDocument/semanticTokens" then
     client.server_capabilities.semanticTokensProvider = nil
   end
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ M.capabilities.textDocument.completion.completionItem = {
 }
 
 require("lspconfig").lua_ls.setup {
+  on_init = M.on_init,
   on_attach = M.on_attach,
   capabilities = M.capabilities,