diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua
index cf7c8860..23d208e6 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/dashboard.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ return {
 
       local opts = {
         theme = "doom",
+        hide = {
+          -- this is taken care of by lualine
+          -- enabling this messes up the actual laststatus setting after loading a file
+          statusline = false,
+        },
         config = {
           header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
           center = {
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ return {
           end,
         })
       end
+
       return opts
     end,
   },
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 1d954484..bec52d69 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -99,10 +99,16 @@ return {
   {
     "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
     event = "VeryLazy",
+    init = function()
+      vim.g.lualine_laststatus = vim.o.laststatus
+      vim.o.laststatus = 0
+    end,
     opts = function()
       local icons = require("lazyvim.config").icons
       local Util = require("lazyvim.util")
 
+      vim.o.laststatus = vim.g.lualine_laststatus
+
       return {
         options = {
           theme = "auto",
@@ -327,8 +333,6 @@ return {
       return dashboard
     end,
     config = function(_, dashboard)
-      local laststatus = vim.o.laststatus
-      vim.o.laststatus = 0
       -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
       if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
         vim.cmd.close()
@@ -341,14 +345,6 @@ return {
         })
       end
 
-      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufUnload", {
-        once = true,
-        buffer = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf(),
-        callback = function()
-          vim.opt.laststatus = laststatus
-        end,
-      })
-
       require("alpha").setup(dashboard.opts)
 
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {