diff --git a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/JABS.lua b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/JABS.lua
index 6a27d7f..88f0900 100644
--- a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/JABS.lua
+++ b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/JABS.lua
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 return {
     "matbme/JABS.nvim",
     dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
-    -- "VeryLazy", "BufWinEnter" or "VimEnter" as you prefer
-    event = "VimEnter",
+    event = "VeryLazy", -- Changed from "VimEnter" to avoid conflict with startify
     config = function()
       require("jabs").setup({
         -- {"center", "center"}, {"right", "bottom"}, etc.
diff --git a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/neorg.lua b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/neorg.lua
index 3308ca1..e5cd97c 100644
--- a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/neorg.lua
+++ b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/neorg.lua
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 return {
   {
     "vhyrro/luarocks.nvim",
-    priority = 1000, -- Loads before other plugins
+    priority = 1000, -- Load before neorg
     config = true,   -- Runs require("luarocks-nvim").setup()
   },
   {
     "nvim-neorg/neorg",
-    lazy = false,  -- Load immediately to ensure keybindings are available
-    priority = 1000,  -- High priority loading
+    lazy = false, -- Load immediately so keybindings are always available
+    priority = 999,  -- Load after luarocks but before most other plugins
     dependencies = {
       "luarocks.nvim",
       "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",          -- keep if you later re-enable integrations
diff --git a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/snacks.lua b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/snacks.lua
index ba6c40f..156e738 100644
--- a/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/snacks.lua
+++ b/config/nvim-work/lua/plugins/lazy/snacks.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return {
         animate = { enabled = true },  -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/animate.md
         bigfile = { enabled = true }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/bigfile.md
         bufdelete = { enabled = false }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/bufdelete.md
-        dashboard = { enabled = true }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/dashboard.md
+        dashboard = { enabled = false }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/dashboard.md
         debug = { enabled = false }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/debug.md
         dim = { enabled = false }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/dim.md
         explorer = { enabled = false }, -- https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/explorer.md