diff --git a/lua/core/init.lua b/lua/core/init.lua
index 19804e1..6f396ac 100644
--- a/lua/core/init.lua
+++ b/lua/core/init.lua
@@ -93,8 +93,10 @@ autocmd("BufWritePost", {
     vim.g.transparency = config.ui.transparency
 
     -- statusline
-    require("plenary.reload").reload_module("nvchad.statusline." .. config.ui.statusline.theme)
-    vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad.statusline." .. config.ui.statusline.theme .. "').run()"
+    if config.ui.statusline.theme ~= "custom" then
+      require("plenary.reload").reload_module("nvchad.statusline." .. config.ui.statusline.theme)
+      vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad.statusline." .. config.ui.statusline.theme .. "').run()"
+    end
 
     -- tabufline
     if config.ui.tabufline.enabled then