diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index 7d8c4eab..bf143d2b 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ M.ui = {
 
 M.plugins = "" -- path i.e "custom.plugins" -> custom/plugins.lua only and not custom/plugins/init.lua!!!!
 
-M.lazy_nvim = {} -- config for lazy.nvim startup options
+M.lazy_nvim = require "plugins.configs.lazy_nvim" -- config for lazy.nvim startup options
 
 -- these are default mappings, check core.mappings for table structure
 M.mappings = {}
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
index 0fda31ce..6cafb04e 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,4 @@ local options = {
   },
 }
 
-vim.g.nvimtree_side = options.view.side
-
 return options
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 9bd34e86..82b549f0 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
     config = function(_, opts)
       dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "nvimtree")
       require("nvim-tree").setup(opts)
+      vim.g.nvimtree_side = opts.view.side
     end,
   },
 
@@ -256,7 +257,4 @@ if #config.plugins > 0 then
   table.insert(default_plugins, { import = config.plugins })
 end
 
--- lazy_nvim startup opts
-local lazy_config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", require "plugins.configs.lazy_nvim", config.lazy_nvim)
-
-require("lazy").setup(default_plugins, lazy_config)
+require("lazy").setup(default_plugins, config.lazy_nvim)