diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index a1ac6ef..b8a7a3d 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 require "options"
 
+local chad_modules = {
+    "pluginList",
+    "plugins.bufferline",
+	"mappings",
+	"utils",
+}
+
 local async
 async =
     vim.loop.new_async(
     vim.schedule_wrap(
         function()
-            require "pluginList"
-            require "plugins.bufferline"
-            require "mappings"
-            require("utils").hideStuff()
-
+            for i = 1, #chad_modules, 1 do
+                local ok, res = xpcall(require, debug.traceback, chad_modules[i])
+                if not (ok) then
+                    print("NvChad [E0]: There was an error loading the module '" .. chad_modules[i] .. "' -->")
+                    print(res) -- print stack traceback of the error
+                end
+            end
             async:close()
         end
     )
diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
index 2210681..2cdf24e 100644
--- a/lua/options.lua
+++ b/lua/options.lua
@@ -46,16 +46,29 @@ g.mapleader = " "
 g.auto_save = false
 
 -- disable builtin vim plugins
-g.loaded_gzip = 0
-g.loaded_tar = 0
-g.loaded_tarPlugin = 0
-g.loaded_zipPlugin = 0
-g.loaded_2html_plugin = 0
-g.loaded_netrw = 0
-g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 0
-g.loaded_matchit = 0
-g.loaded_matchparen = 0
-g.loaded_spec = 0
+local disabled_built_ins = {
+    "netrw",
+    "netrwPlugin",
+    "netrwSettings",
+    "netrwFileHandlers",
+    "gzip",
+    "zip",
+    "zipPlugin",
+    "tar",
+    "tarPlugin",
+    "getscript",
+    "getscriptPlugin",
+    "vimball",
+    "vimballPlugin",
+    "2html_plugin",
+    "logipat",
+    "rrhelper",
+    "spellfile_plugin"
+}
+
+for _, plugin in pairs(disabled_built_ins) do
+    vim.g["loaded_" .. plugin] = 1
+end
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/lua/utils.lua b/lua/utils.lua
index cf915ed..c245340 100644
--- a/lua/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/utils.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-local M = {}
-
 -- hide line numbers , statusline in specific buffers!
-M.hideStuff = function()
-    vim.api.nvim_exec(
-        [[
+vim.api.nvim_exec([[
    au TermOpen term://* setlocal nonumber laststatus=0
    au BufEnter,BufWinEnter,WinEnter,CmdwinEnter * if bufname('%') == "NvimTree" | set laststatus=0 | else | set laststatus=2 | endif
-]],
-        false
-    )
-end
-
-return M
+]], false)