diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 9d84f6eb80..2de4ae59a2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ end
 
 require("core.utils").load_mappings()
 
-
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 
 -- bootstrap lazy.nvim!
 if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
+  require("core.bootstrap").base46()
   require("core.bootstrap").gen_chadrc_template()
   require("core.bootstrap").lazy(lazypath)
 end
diff --git a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
index a4488e6ee7..787feab7f0 100644
--- a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
+++ b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 local M = {}
 
+M.base46 = function()
+  vim.notify "  Compiling base46 theme to bytecode ..."
+
+  local repo = "https://github.com/NvChad/base46"
+  local tmp_path = vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/tmp_base46"
+
+  vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", "v2.0", repo, tmp_path }
+  vim.opt.rtp:prepend(tmp_path)
+  require("base46").compile()
+
+  vim.fn.delete(tmp_path, "rf")
+end
+
 M.lazy = function(install_path)
-  print "Bootstrapping lazy.nvim .."
+  vim.cmd "redraw|echo '' | echo '  Installing lazy.nvim & plugins ..'"
 
   local repo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
   vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", repo, install_path }
@@ -23,7 +36,7 @@ M.lazy = function(install_path)
       if packages:match "%S" == nil then
         vim.schedule(function()
           vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(0, { force = true })
-          vim.notify "Now please read the docs at nvchad.com!" -- WIP, show a nice screen after it
+          vim.api.nvim_echo({ { "Now please read the docs at nvchad.com!! 󰕹 󰱬 ", "NvimInternalError" } }, true, {})
         end)
       end
     end)
@@ -33,28 +46,23 @@ end
 M.gen_chadrc_template = function()
   if not vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("lua/custom/chadrc.lua", false)[1] then
     local input = vim.fn.input "Do you want to install chadrc template? (y/n) : "
-    vim.cmd "redraw|echo ''"
 
     if input == "y" then
-      print "cloning chadrc starter template repo...."
+      vim.cmd "redraw|echo '' | echo 'cloning chadrc starter template repo..'"
 
       local repo = "https://github.com/NvChad/example_config"
       local install_path = vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom"
       vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", repo, install_path }
 
-      vim.cmd "redraw|echo ''"
-
       -- delete .git from that repo
-      vim.loop.fs_rmdir(vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom/.git")
-      vim.notify "successfully installed chadrc template!"
-      vim.cmd "redraw|echo ''"
+      vim.fn.delete(vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom/.git", "rf")
+      vim.cmd "redraw|echo '' | echo 'successfully installed chadrc template!'"
     else
       local custom_dir = vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom/"
       vim.fn.mkdir(custom_dir, "p")
 
       local file = io.open(custom_dir .. "chadrc.lua", "w")
-      file:write "local M = {} \n M.ui = { theme = 'onedark' } \n return M"
-      file:close()
+      file:write("local M = {}\n M.ui = {theme = 'onedark'}\n return M"):close()
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 60b528fefd..9bd34e8649 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
       return require "plugins.configs.treesitter"
     end,
     config = function(_, opts)
-      pcall(dofile, vim.g.base46_cache .. "syntax")
+      dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "syntax")
       require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup(opts)
     end,
   },