diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/lazy.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/lazy.lua
index 8c48046..d73bfa1 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/lazy.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/lazy.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
-
 if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  -- bootstrap lazy.nvim
-  -- stylua: ignore
-  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", "--branch=stable", lazypath })
+  local lazyrepo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
+  local out = vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
+  if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
+    vim.api.nvim_echo({
+      { "Failed to clone lazy.nvim:\n", "ErrorMsg" },
+      { out, "WarningMsg" },
+      { "\nPress any key to exit..." },
+    }, true, {})
+    vim.fn.getchar()
+    os.exit(1)
+  end
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
@@ -11,6 +18,7 @@ require("lazy").setup({
   spec = {
     -- add LazyVim and import its plugins
     { "LazyVim/LazyVim", import = "lazyvim.plugins" },
+    -- import/override with your plugins
     { import = "plugins" },
   },
   defaults = {
@@ -23,7 +31,10 @@ require("lazy").setup({
     -- version = "*", -- try installing the latest stable version for plugins that support semver
   },
   install = { colorscheme = { "tokyonight", "habamax" } },
-  checker = { enabled = true }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
+  checker = {
+    enabled = true, -- check for plugin updates periodically
+    notify = false, -- notify on update
+  }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
   performance = {
     rtp = {
       -- disable some rtp plugins