diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
index 9b1699e7..2178cc5a 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
@@ -261,18 +261,28 @@ return {
     opts = { delay = 200 },
     config = function(_, opts)
       require("illuminate").configure(opts)
+
+      local function map(key, dir, buffer)
+        vim.keymap.set("n", key, function()
+          require("illuminate")["goto_" .. dir .. "_reference"](false)
+        end, { desc = dir:sub(1, 1):upper() .. dir:sub(2) .. " Reference", buffer = buffer })
+      end
+
+      map("]]", "next")
+      map("[[", "prev")
+
+      -- also set it after loading ftplugins, since a lot overwrite [[ and ]]
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
         callback = function()
           local buffer = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
-          pcall(vim.keymap.del, "n", "]]", { buffer = buffer })
-          pcall(vim.keymap.del, "n", "[[", { buffer = buffer })
+          map("]]", "next", buffer)
+          map("[[", "prev", buffer)
         end,
       })
     end,
-    -- stylua: ignore
     keys = {
-      { "]]", function() require("illuminate").goto_next_reference(false) end, desc = "Next Reference", },
-      { "[[", function() require("illuminate").goto_prev_reference(false) end, desc = "Prev Reference" },
+      { "]]", desc = "Next Reference" },
+      { "[[", desc = "Prev Reference" },
     },
   },