diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a75d3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-starter.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+-- start screen
+return {
+  -- disable alpha
+  { "goolord/alpha-nvim", enabled = false },
+
+  -- enable mini.starter
+  {
+    "echasnovski/mini.starter",
+    version = false, -- wait till new 0.7.0 release to put it back on semver
+    event = "VimEnter",
+    opts = function()
+      local logo = table.concat({
+        "██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z",
+        "██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z",
+        "██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z",
+        "██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z",
+        "███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║",
+        "╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝",
+      }, "\n")
+      local pad = string.rep(" ", 22)
+      local new_section = function(name, action, section)
+        return { name = name, action = action, section = pad .. section }
+      end
+
+      local starter = require("mini.starter")
+      --stylua: ignore
+      local config = {
+        evaluate_single = true,
+        header = logo,
+        items = {
+          new_section("Find file",    "Telescope find_files", "Telescope"),
+          new_section("Recent files", "Telescope oldfiles",   "Telescope"),
+          new_section("Grep text",    "Telescope live_grep",  "Telescope"),
+          new_section("init.lua",     "e $MYVIMRC",           "Config"),
+          new_section("Lazy",         "Lazy",                 "Config"),
+          new_section("New file",     "ene | startinsert",    "Built-in"),
+          new_section("Quit",         "qa",                   "Built-in"),
+        },
+        content_hooks = {
+          starter.gen_hook.adding_bullet(pad .. "░ ", false),
+          starter.gen_hook.aligning("center", "center"),
+        },
+      }
+      return config
+    end,
+    config = function(_, config)
+      -- close Lazy and re-open when starter is ready
+      if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
+        vim.cmd.close()
+        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+          pattern = "MiniStarterOpened",
+          callback = function()
+            require("lazy").show()
+          end,
+        })
+      end
+
+      local starter = require("mini.starter")
+      starter.setup(config)
+
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+        pattern = "LazyVimStarted",
+        callback = function()
+          local stats = require("lazy").stats()
+          local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
+          local pad_footer = string.rep(" ", 8)
+          starter.config.footer = pad_footer .. "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms"
+          pcall(starter.refresh)
+        end,
+      })
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 897d5aa5..fd3d203c 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -210,72 +210,6 @@ return {
     },
   },
 
-  -- start screen
-  {
-    "echasnovski/mini.starter",
-    enabled = false,
-    version = false, -- wait till new 0.7.0 release to put it back on semver
-    event = "VimEnter",
-    config = function()
-      local logo = table.concat({
-        "██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z",
-        "██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z",
-        "██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z",
-        "██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z",
-        "███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║",
-        "╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝",
-      }, "\n")
-      local pad = string.rep(" ", 22)
-      local new_section = function(name, action, section)
-        return { name = name, action = action, section = pad .. section }
-      end
-
-      local starter = require("mini.starter")
-      --stylua: ignore
-      local config = {
-        evaluate_single = true,
-        header = logo,
-        items = {
-          new_section("Find file",    "Telescope find_files", "Telescope"),
-          new_section("Recent files", "Telescope oldfiles",   "Telescope"),
-          new_section("Grep text",    "Telescope live_grep",  "Telescope"),
-          new_section("init.lua",     "e $MYVIMRC",           "Config"),
-          new_section("Lazy",         "Lazy",                 "Config"),
-          new_section("New file",     "ene | startinsert",    "Built-in"),
-          new_section("Quit",         "qa",                   "Built-in"),
-        },
-        content_hooks = {
-          starter.gen_hook.adding_bullet(pad .. "░ ", false),
-          starter.gen_hook.aligning("center", "center"),
-        },
-      }
-
-      -- close Lazy and re-open when starter is ready
-      if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
-        vim.cmd.close()
-        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-          pattern = "MiniStarterOpened",
-          callback = function()
-            require("lazy").show()
-          end,
-        })
-      end
-
-      starter.setup(config)
-
-      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-        pattern = "LazyVimStarted",
-        callback = function()
-          local stats = require("lazy").stats()
-          local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
-          local pad_footer = string.rep(" ", 8)
-          MiniStarter.config.footer = pad_footer .. "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms"
-          pcall(MiniStarter.refresh)
-        end,
-      })
-    end,
-  },
-
   -- dashboard
   {
     "goolord/alpha-nvim",