diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e8ac1db..6a7d106 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
                   ivy-mode
                   which-key-mode
                   eyebrowse-mode
-                  vlf-setup))
     (ignore-errors                      ; don’t barf if mode cannot be loaded
       (funcall mode +1)))
 
@@ -1396,6 +1395,8 @@ are assumed to be of the form *.crt."
                   undo-tree-visualizer-diff t)
   :diminish undo-tree-mode)
 
+(use-package vlf-setup)
+
 (use-package wgrep
   :commands (wgrep-finish-edit
              wgrep-change-to-wgrep-mode))