diff --git a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
index 1582e320..1ebcb81f 100644
--- a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
+++ b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ M.gen_chadrc_template = function()
         "https://github.com/NvChad/example_config",
         vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom",
       }
+      print "dont forget to read docs from nvchad.com!"
       vim.cmd "redraw|echo ''"
 
       -- delete .git from that repo
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 3f2031e1..8f875891 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
       return require "plugins.configs.treesitter"
     end,
     config = function(_, opts)
-      dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "syntax")
+      pcall(dofile, vim.g.base46_cache .. "syntax")
       require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup(opts)
     end,
   },