diff --git a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
index 2f435d9a..865f3b43 100644
--- a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
+++ b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ M.gen_chadrc_template = function()
     local path = vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom/"
     local input = vim.fn.input "Do you want to install example custom config? (y/N) : "
 
+    -- clone example_config repo
     if input == "y" then
       M.echo "cloning example custom config repo ..."
       vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/NvChad/example_config", path }
       vim.fn.delete(path .. ".git", "rf")
     else
+      -- use very minimal chadrc
       vim.fn.mkdir(path, "p")
 
       local file = io.open(path .. "chadrc.lua", "w")
diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index f09fad05..0f5ce564 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ M.ui = {
   theme_toggle = { "onedark", "one_light" },
   theme = "onedark", -- default theme
   transparency = false,
+  lsp_semantic_tokens = false, -- needs nvim v0.9, just adds highlight groups for lsp semantic tokens
 
   -- cmp themeing
   cmp = {
diff --git a/lua/core/utils.lua b/lua/core/utils.lua
index e95078cc..4c44dc63 100644
--- a/lua/core/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/core/utils.lua
@@ -52,37 +52,39 @@ M.remove_disabled_keys = function(chadrc_mappings, default_mappings)
 end
 
 M.load_mappings = function(section, mapping_opt)
-  local function set_section_map(section_values)
-    if section_values.plugin then
-      return
-    end
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    local function set_section_map(section_values)
+      if section_values.plugin then
+        return
+      end
 
-    section_values.plugin = nil
+      section_values.plugin = nil
 
-    for mode, mode_values in pairs(section_values) do
-      local default_opts = merge_tb("force", { mode = mode }, mapping_opt or {})
-      for keybind, mapping_info in pairs(mode_values) do
-        -- merge default + user opts
-        local opts = merge_tb("force", default_opts, mapping_info.opts or {})
+      for mode, mode_values in pairs(section_values) do
+        local default_opts = merge_tb("force", { mode = mode }, mapping_opt or {})
+        for keybind, mapping_info in pairs(mode_values) do
+          -- merge default + user opts
+          local opts = merge_tb("force", default_opts, mapping_info.opts or {})
 
-        mapping_info.opts, opts.mode = nil, nil
-        opts.desc = mapping_info[2]
+          mapping_info.opts, opts.mode = nil, nil
+          opts.desc = mapping_info[2]
 
-        vim.keymap.set(mode, keybind, mapping_info[1], opts)
+          vim.keymap.set(mode, keybind, mapping_info[1], opts)
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  local mappings = require("core.utils").load_config().mappings
+    local mappings = require("core.utils").load_config().mappings
 
-  if type(section) == "string" then
-    mappings[section]["plugin"] = nil
-    mappings = { mappings[section] }
-  end
+    if type(section) == "string" then
+      mappings[section]["plugin"] = nil
+      mappings = { mappings[section] }
+    end
 
-  for _, sect in pairs(mappings) do
-    set_section_map(sect)
-  end
+    for _, sect in pairs(mappings) do
+      set_section_map(sect)
+    end
+  end)
 end
 
 M.lazy_load = function(plugin)