diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
index 755fbe39..74919568 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ function M.setup(opts)
         .. "Please upgrade **lazy.nvim**",
       { title = "LazyVim" }
     )
+    error("Exiting")
   end
 
-  if vim.fn.argc() == 0 then
+  if vim.fn.argc(-1) == 0 then
     -- autocmds and keymaps can wait to load
     vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
       group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("LazyVim", { clear = true }),
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/core.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/core.lua
index fd211ff5..47a4773f 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/core.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/core.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
--- only add for >=9.0.1, since there's an endless loop in earlier versions
-if not require("lazyvim.config").has(">=9.1.0") then
-  require("lazyvim.config").setup()
-  return {}
-end
+require("lazyvim.config").init()
 
 return {
   { "folke/lazy.nvim", version = "*" },
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d004d60..00000000
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require("lazyvim.config").init()
-
-return {}