diff --git a/dotfiles/nvim/init.lua b/dotfiles/nvim/init.lua
index a02cf30..d26b886 100644
--- a/dotfiles/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/dotfiles/nvim/init.lua
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ require("nvim-tree").setup {
       quit_on_open = true,
     },
   },
+  filters = {
+    custom = { ".git" },
+    exclude = { ".gitignore" },
+  },
 }
 
 local autocmd = vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd
@@ -101,6 +105,37 @@ local function open_nvim_tree(data)
 
   -- open the tree
   require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
+
+  -- Get a list of all buffers
+  local buffers = vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()
+
+  -- Iterate over each buffer
+  for _, bufnr in ipairs(buffers) do
+    -- Check if the buffer is empty and doesn't have a name
+    if
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(bufnr)
+      and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufnr) == ""
+      and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(bufnr, "buftype") == ""
+    then
+      -- Get all lines in the buffer
+      local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false)
+
+      -- Initialize a variable to store the total number of characters
+      local total_characters = 0
+
+      -- Iterate over each line and calculate the number of characters
+      for _, line in ipairs(lines) do
+        total_characters = total_characters + #line
+      end
+
+      -- Close the buffer if it's empty:
+      if total_characters == 0 then
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(bufnr, {
+          force = true,
+        })
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 autocmd({ "VimEnter" }, { callback = open_nvim_tree })
diff --git a/dotfiles/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua b/dotfiles/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
index 93d9627..959cec6 100644
--- a/dotfiles/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
+++ b/dotfiles/nvim/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
--- This file needs to have same structure as nvconfig.lua 
+-- This file needs to have same structure as nvconfig.lua
 -- https://github.com/NvChad/ui/blob/v3.0/lua/nvconfig.lua
--- Please read that file to know all available options :( 
+-- Please read that file to know all available options :(
 
 ---@type ChadrcConfig
 local M = {}
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ M.ui = {
 }
 
 M.nvdash = {
-  load_on_startup = true,
+  load_on_startup = false,
 }
 return M
diff --git a/dotfiles/nvim/lua/configs/lspconfig.lua b/dotfiles/nvim/lua/configs/lspconfig.lua
index 9cddd88..a87a3fd 100644
--- a/dotfiles/nvim/lua/configs/lspconfig.lua
+++ b/dotfiles/nvim/lua/configs/lspconfig.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local servers = {
   "pylsp",
   "tailwindcss",
   "templ",
-  "vuels",
+  --  "volar",
 }
 local nvlsp = require "nvchad.configs.lspconfig"