diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index ea20d1b..22f6eea 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ if not vim.fn.has('nvim-0.6') then
   error('Need NVIM 0.6 in order to run Cosmic!!')
 end
 
+do
+  local ok, _ = pcall(require, 'impatient')
+
+  if not ok then
+    vim.notify('impatient.nvim not installed', vim.log.levels.WARN)
+  end
+end
+
 local ok, err = pcall(require, 'cosmic')
 
 if not ok then
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
index 13cd6c7..e1badf4 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/pluginsInit.lua
@@ -28,19 +28,13 @@ if not vim.tbl_islist(user_plugins.disable) then
 end
 
 return packer.startup(function()
-  use('wbthomason/packer.nvim')
-
   use({
+    'wbthomason/packer.nvim',
     'lewis6991/impatient.nvim',
-    config = function()
-      require('impatient')
-    end,
+    'nathom/filetype.nvim',
+    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
   })
 
-  use('nathom/filetype.nvim')
-
-  use({ 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' })
-
   use({ -- color scheme
     'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
     config = function()
@@ -58,6 +52,7 @@ return packer.startup(function()
 
   use({
     'rcarriga/nvim-notify',
+    opt = true,
     config = function()
       local icons = require('cosmic.core.theme.icons')
       require('notify').setup({
@@ -160,6 +155,7 @@ return packer.startup(function()
   use({
     'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
     requires = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
+    opt = true,
     event = 'BufRead',
     config = function()
       require('gitsigns').setup()