diff --git a/lua/core/mappings.lua b/lua/core/mappings.lua
index dde5bfc..ae44e7e 100644
--- a/lua/core/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/core/mappings.lua
@@ -292,69 +292,75 @@ M.telescope = {
   },
 }
 
-M.nvterm = {
-  plugin = true,
-
-  t = {
-    -- toggle in terminal mode
-    ["<A-i>"] = {
+M.terminal = {
+  n = {
+    -- spawn new terms
+    ["<leader>h"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "float"
+        require("nvchad.term").new { pos = "sp", size = 0.3 }
       end,
-      "Toggle floating term",
+      "New horizontal term",
     },
 
-    ["<A-h>"] = {
+    ["<leader>v"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "horizontal"
+        require("nvchad.term").new { pos = "vsp", size = 0.3 }
       end,
-      "Toggle horizontal term",
+      "New vertical term",
     },
 
+    -- toggle terms
     ["<A-v>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "vertical"
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "vsp", id = "vtoggleTerm", size = 0.3 }
       end,
-      "Toggle vertical term",
+      "New vertical term",
+    },
+
+    ["<A-h>"] = {
+      function()
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "sp", id = "htoggleTerm", size = 0.2 }
+      end,
+      "New vertical term",
     },
-  },
 
-  n = {
-    -- toggle in normal mode
     ["<A-i>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "float"
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "float", id = "floatTerm" }
       end,
-      "Toggle floating term",
+      "Toggleable Floating term",
     },
+  },
 
-    ["<A-h>"] = {
+  -- toggle terms in terminal mode
+  t = {
+    ["<ESC>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "horizontal"
+        local win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+        vim.api.nvim_win_close(win, true)
       end,
-      "Toggle horizontal term",
+      "close term in terminal mode",
     },
 
     ["<A-v>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "vertical"
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "vsp", id = "vtoggleTerm" }
       end,
-      "Toggle vertical term",
+      "New vertical term",
     },
 
-    -- new
-    ["<leader>h"] = {
+    ["<A-h>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").new "horizontal"
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "sp", id = "htoggleTerm" }
       end,
-      "New horizontal term",
+      "New vertical term",
     },
 
-    ["<leader>v"] = {
+    ["<A-i>"] = {
       function()
-        require("nvterm.terminal").new "vertical"
+        require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos = "float", id = "floatTerm" }
       end,
-      "New vertical term",
+      "Toggleable Floating term",
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index a517851..1567a64 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ local default_plugins = {
     lazy = false,
   },
 
-  {
-    "NvChad/nvterm",
-    init = function()
-      require("core.utils").load_mappings "nvterm"
-    end,
-    config = function(_, opts)
-      require "base46.term"
-      require("nvterm").setup(opts)
-    end,
-  },
-
   {
     "NvChad/nvim-colorizer.lua",
     init = function()