diff --git a/lua/nvchad/autocmds.lua b/lua/nvchad/autocmds.lua
index 3fadcac..229237e 100644
--- a/lua/nvchad/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/nvchad/autocmds.lua
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ autocmd("BufWritePost", {
     local config = require "nvconfig"
 
     -- statusline
-    if config.ui.statusline.theme ~= "custom" then
-      require("plenary.reload").reload_module("nvchad.stl.utils")
-      require("plenary.reload").reload_module("nvchad.stl." .. config.ui.statusline.theme)
-      vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad.stl." .. config.ui.statusline.theme .. "')()"
-    end
+    require("plenary.reload").reload_module "nvchad.stl.utils"
+    require("plenary.reload").reload_module("nvchad.stl." .. config.ui.statusline.theme)
+    vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad.stl." .. config.ui.statusline.theme .. "')()"
 
     -- tabufline
     if config.ui.tabufline.enabled then
diff --git a/lua/nvchad/configs/lspconfig.lua b/lua/nvchad/configs/lspconfig.lua
index 3c06d5f..96e6ba2 100644
--- a/lua/nvchad/configs/lspconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/nvchad/configs/lspconfig.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local M = {}
 local map = vim.keymap.set
 local conf = require("nvconfig").ui.lsp
 
--- export on_attach & capabilities for custom lspconfigs
+-- export on_attach & capabilities
 M.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
   local function opts(desc)
     return { buffer = bufnr, desc = desc }
diff --git a/lua/nvchad/configs/nvimtree.lua b/lua/nvchad/configs/nvimtree.lua
index c54248e..da68148 100644
--- a/lua/nvchad/configs/nvimtree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvchad/configs/nvimtree.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local options = {
   filters = {
     dotfiles = false,
-    exclude = { vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom" },
   },
   disable_netrw = true,
   hijack_netrw = true,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ local options = {
     preserve_window_proportions = true,
   },
   git = {
-    enable = false,
+    enable = true,
     ignore = true,
   },
   filesystem_watchers = {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ local options = {
   },
   renderer = {
     root_folder_label = false,
-    highlight_git = false,
+    highlight_git = true,
     highlight_opened_files = "none",
 
     indent_markers = {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ local options = {
         file = true,
         folder = true,
         folder_arrow = true,
-        git = false,
+        git = true,
       },
 
       glyphs = {