diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cafb44..7b6725c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ require('go').setup({
   go='go', -- go command, can be go[default] or go1.18beta1
   goimport='gopls', -- goimport command, can be gopls[default] or either goimport or golines if need to split long lines
   gofmt = 'gofumpt', --gofmt cmd,
-  max_line_len = 128, -- max line length in golines format, Target maximum line length for golines
+  max_line_len = 0, -- max line length in golines format, Target maximum line length for golines
   tag_transform = false, -- can be transform option("snakecase", "camelcase", etc) check gomodifytags for details and more options
   tag_options = 'json=omitempty', -- sets options sent to gomodifytags, i.e., json=omitempty
   gotests_template = "", -- sets gotests -template parameter (check gotests for details)
@@ -909,7 +909,6 @@ return {
   go = "go", -- set to go1.18beta1 if necessary
   goimport = "gopls", -- if set to 'gopls' will use gopls format, also goimport
   gofmt = "gofumpt", -- if set to gopls will use gopls format
-  max_line_len = 120
   null_ls_document_formatting_disable = true
 }
 ```
@@ -1274,7 +1273,6 @@ lua <<EOF
 require 'go'.setup({
   goimport = 'gopls', -- if set to 'gopls' will use golsp format
   gofmt = 'gopls', -- if set to gopls will use golsp format
-  max_line_len = 120,
   tag_transform = false,
   test_dir = '',
   comment_placeholder = '   ',
diff --git a/lua/go.lua b/lua/go.lua
index 2a24a87..925d3d6 100644
--- a/lua/go.lua
+++ b/lua/go.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ _GO_NVIM_CFG = {
   goimport = 'gopls', -- if set to 'gopls' will use gopls format, also goimport
   fillstruct = 'gopls',
   gofmt = 'gofumpt', -- if set to gopls will use gopls format
-  max_line_len = 128,
+  max_line_len = 0,
   tag_transform = false,
   tag_options = 'json=omitempty',
 
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ function go.setup(cfg)
     vim.notify('go.nvim master branch requires nvim 0.9', vim.log.levels.WARN)
   end
   cfg = cfg or {}
-  if cfg.max_len then
-    vim.notify('go.nvim max_len renamed to max_line_len', vim.log.levels.WARN)
-  end
   if cfg.lsp_diag_hdlr ~= nil then
     vim.notify('go.nvim lsp_diag_hdlr deprecated, use diagnostic.hdlr', vim.log.levels.WARN)
   end
@@ -191,6 +188,10 @@ function go.setup(cfg)
   end
   _GO_NVIM_CFG = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', _GO_NVIM_CFG, cfg)
 
+  if _GO_NVIM_CFG.max_line_len > 0 and _GO_NVIM_CFG.gofmt ~= 'golines' then
+    vim.notify('go.nvim max_line_len only effective when gofmt is golines', vim.log.levels.WARN)
+  end
+
   require('go.commands').add_cmds()
   vim.defer_fn(function()
     require('go.project').load_project()
diff --git a/lua/go/format.lua b/lua/go/format.lua
index 14e322d..7f3ebf0 100644
--- a/lua/go/format.lua
+++ b/lua/go/format.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
--- golines A golang formatter that fixes long lines
--- golines + goimport
 local api = vim.api
 local utils = require('go.utils')
 local log = utils.log
-local max_len = _GO_NVIM_CFG.max_line_len or 120
+local max_len = _GO_NVIM_CFG.max_line_len or 128
 local gofmt = _GO_NVIM_CFG.gofmt or 'gofumpt'
 local vfn = vim.fn
 local write_delay = 10
@@ -13,10 +11,11 @@ end
 
 local install = require('go.install').install
 local gofmt_args = _GO_NVIM_CFG.gofmt_args
-  or {
+  or gofmt == 'golines' and {
     '--max-len=' .. tostring(max_len),
-    '--base-formatter=' .. gofmt,
+    '--base-formatter=gofumpt',
   }
+  or {}
 
 local goimport_args = _GO_NVIM_CFG.goimport_args
   or {
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ local run = function(fmtargs, bufnr, cmd)
     on_exit = function(_, data, _) -- id, data, event
       -- log(vim.inspect(data) .. "exit")
       if data ~= 0 then
-        return vim.notify('golines failed ' .. tostring(data), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        return vim.notify(cmd .. ' failed ' .. tostring(data), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
       end
       old_lines = nil
       vim.defer_fn(function()
@@ -127,10 +126,6 @@ M.gofmt = function(...)
     utils.warn('installing ' .. gofmt .. ' please retry after installation')
     return
   end
-  if not install('golines') then
-    utils.warn('installing golines , please rerun format after install finished')
-    return
-  end
   local a = {}
   utils.copy_array(gofmt_args, a)
   local fmtcmd
diff --git a/lua/go/project.lua b/lua/go/project.lua
index a076416..cf897e7 100644
--- a/lua/go/project.lua
+++ b/lua/go/project.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ return  {
   go = "go", -- set to go1.18beta1 if necessary
   goimport = "gopls", -- if set to 'gopls' will use gopls format, also goimport
   gofmt = "gofumpt", -- if set to gopls will use gopls format
-  max_line_len = 120,
   tag_transform = false,
   test_dir = "",
   sign_priority = 5,