diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
index f2f8448f..973d0a45 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ return {
   },
 
   -- comments
-  { "JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring" },
+  { "JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring", lazy = true },
   {
     "echasnovski/mini.comment",
     event = "VeryLazy",
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/colorscheme.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/colorscheme.lua
index 3aadbe81..eca05e06 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/colorscheme.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/colorscheme.lua
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ return {
   -- tokyonight
   {
     "folke/tokyonight.nvim",
+    lazy = true,
     opts = { style = "moon" },
   },
 
   -- catppuccin
   {
     "catppuccin/nvim",
+    lazy = true,
     name = "catppuccin",
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index d8664ffd..5b2cb3d5 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ return {
   -- better vim.ui
   {
     "stevearc/dressing.nvim",
+    lazy = true,
     init = function()
       ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: duplicate-set-field
       vim.ui.select = function(...)
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ return {
   -- lsp symbol navigation for lualine
   {
     "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
+    lazy = true,
     init = function()
       vim.g.navic_silence = true
       require("lazyvim.util").on_attach(function(client, buffer)
@@ -296,8 +298,8 @@ return {
   },
 
   -- icons
-  "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
+  { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", lazy = true },
 
   -- ui components
-  "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+  { "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim", lazy = true },
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
index 6c9304b5..be3708e6 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return {
   },
 
   -- library used by other plugins
-  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+  { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim", lazy = true },
 
   -- makes some plugins dot-repeatable like leap
   { "tpope/vim-repeat", event = "VeryLazy" },