diff --git a/lib/tool-bar-manager.js b/lib/tool-bar-manager.js
index b753e09..0bc940f 100644
--- a/lib/tool-bar-manager.js
+++ b/lib/tool-bar-manager.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ToolBarManager {
   addItem (options) {
     const item = new ToolBarItem(options, this.group);
     this.toolBarView.addItem(item);
-    // this.touchBarManager.addItem(item); // TODO
+    // this.touchBarManager?.addItem(item); // TODO
     return item;
   }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class ToolBarManager {
   addButton (options) {
     const button = new ToolBarButtonView(options, this.group);
     this.toolBarView.addItem(button);
-    this.touchBarManager.addButton(button);
+    this.touchBarManager?.addButton(button);
     return button;
   }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ToolBarManager {
       this.toolBarView.items
         .filter(item => item.group === this.group)
         .forEach(item => this.toolBarView.removeItem(item));
-      this.touchBarManager.removeGroup(this.group);
+      this.touchBarManager?.removeGroup(this.group);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/tool-bar.js b/lib/tool-bar.js
index b2bfedd..b280fa9 100644
--- a/lib/tool-bar.js
+++ b/lib/tool-bar.js
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import {ToolBarManager} from './tool-bar-manager';
 import {ToolBarView} from './tool-bar-view';
-import {TouchBarManager} from './touch-bar-manager';
 
 let toolBarView = null;
 let touchBarManager = null;
 
 export let useGutter = false;
 
-export function activate() {
+export async function activate() {
   toolBarView = new ToolBarView();
-  touchBarManager = new TouchBarManager();
-  useGutter = atom.config.get('tool-bar.useGutter')
+  await useTouchBar();
+  useGutter = atom.config.get('tool-bar.useGutter');
+}
+
+async function useTouchBar() {
+  if (atom.config.get('tool-bar.useTouchBar') && process.platform === 'darwin') {
+    let TouchBarManager = await import('./touch-bar-manager');
+    touchBarManager = new TouchBarManager();
+  }
 }
 
 export function deactivate() {
diff --git a/lib/touch-bar-manager.js b/lib/touch-bar-manager.js
index 96abddb..b4b5001 100644
--- a/lib/touch-bar-manager.js
+++ b/lib/touch-bar-manager.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export class TouchBarManager {
   }
 
   addButton (button) {
-    if (!this._useTouchBar()) return;
     if (this.buttons.length >= 7) return;
 
     this._renderButton(button).then(icon => {
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ export class TouchBarManager {
   }
 
   update () {
-    if (!this._useTouchBar()) return;
-
     if (this._updateDebounce) clearTimeout(this._updateDebounce);
     this._updateDebounce = setTimeout(() => this._setTouchBar(), 100);
   }
@@ -43,11 +40,7 @@ export class TouchBarManager {
     this.buttons = this.buttons.filter(button => button.group !== group);
     this.update();
   }
-
-  _useTouchBar () {
-    return process.platform === 'darwin' && atom.config.get('tool-bar.useTouchBar');
-  }
-
+  
   _renderButton (button) {
     return document.fonts.ready.then(() => {
       if (!(button.element instanceof HTMLElement)) return;