diff --git a/modules/term/vterm/config.el b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
index 18938206c..e21b7a60a 100644
--- a/modules/term/vterm/config.el
+++ b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
@@ -2,25 +2,26 @@
 
 (use-package! vterm
   :when (bound-and-true-p module-file-suffix)
-  :commands (vterm vterm-mode)
-  :preface (setq vterm-install t)
+  :commands vterm vterm-mode
+  :preface (setq vterm-install t) ; compile the package when you load vterm
+  :hook (vterm-mode . doom-mark-buffer-as-real-h)
+  :hook (vterm-mode . hide-mode-line-mode) ; modeline serves no purpose in vterm
   :config
   (set-popup-rule! "^vterm" :size 0.25 :vslot -4 :select t :quit nil :ttl 0)
 
+  ;; Once vterm is dead, the vterm buffer is useless. Why keep it around? We can
+  ;; spawn another if want one.
+  (setq vterm-kill-buffer-on-exit t)
+
   (setq-hook! 'vterm-mode-hook
-    ;; Don't prompt about processes when killing vterm
+    ;; Don't prompt about dying processes when killing vterm
     confirm-kill-processes nil
     ;; Prevent premature horizontal scrolling
     hscroll-margin 0)
 
-  (setq vterm-kill-buffer-on-exit t)
-
+  ;; Restore the point's location when leaving and re-entering insert mode.
   (when (featurep! :editor evil)
     (add-hook! 'vterm-mode-hook
       (defun +vterm-init-remember-point-h ()
         (add-hook 'evil-insert-state-exit-hook #'+vterm-remember-insert-point-h nil t)
-        (add-hook 'evil-insert-state-entry-hook #'+vterm-goto-insert-point-h nil t))))
-
-  (add-hook 'vterm-mode-hook #'doom-mark-buffer-as-real-h)
-  ;; Modeline serves no purpose in vterm
-  (add-hook 'vterm-mode-hook #'hide-mode-line-mode))
+        (add-hook 'evil-insert-state-entry-hook #'+vterm-goto-insert-point-h nil t)))))