diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index afeabff..24cad9e 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
               ("M-DEL" . vertico-directory-delete-word)))
 
 (use-package vterm
-  :defer t
+  :defer 2
   :if module-file-suffix)
 
 (use-package whitespace