diff --git a/core/autoload/projects.el b/core/autoload/projects.el
index 0af779171..57d4c8b01 100644
--- a/core/autoload/projects.el
+++ b/core/autoload/projects.el
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ If DIR is not a project, it will be indexed (but not cached)."
             (if (doom-module-p :completion 'ivy)
                 #'counsel-projectile-find-file
               #'projectile-find-file)))
+          ((fboundp 'selectrum-mode) ;HACK see @ymarco's comment on #5013 and TODO.org in the selecturm module.
+           (call-interactively #'find-file))
           ((fboundp 'counsel-file-jump) ; ivy only
            (call-interactively #'counsel-file-jump))
           ((project-current nil dir)
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
index 966b4bc8b..89787c607 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ regular isearch for now.
 ** TODO =SPC s B=
 Selectrum/Consult don't have a ~swiper-all~ analogue either. Unbound for now.
 
+* PROJ HACKs to be addressed
+** ~fboundp~ issues
+Even if the =ivy= module isn't loaded, it's packages can still get loaded by
+other means, such as =lispy= requiring =counsel=. This means that the ~fboundp~
+logic such [[file:~/.emacs.d/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el::(cond ((fboundp 'consult-yank-pop) #'consult-yank-pop) ;;HACK see @ymarco's comment on #5013 and TODO.org][here]] and [[file:~/.emacs.d/core/autoload/projects.el::((fboundp 'selectrum-mode) ;HACK see @ymarco's comment on #5013 and TODO.org][here]] won't work unless the selectrum option is checked
+first, which is what we do for now.
+** ~projectile-switch-project-action~ definition
+Without [[file:~/.emacs.d/modules/ui/workspaces/config.el::;; HACK?? needs review][this]] change new projects don't get opened in a new tab, but the exact
+working of this whole set up are a bit opaque to me.
+
 * PROJ Bugs
 ** TODO =C-SPC= and live previews
 Automatic live previews have been disabled on slow ~consult~ commands.
diff --git a/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el b/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
index b70848c3a..5da7f4937 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
   "Interactively select what text to insert from the kill ring."
   (interactive)
   (call-interactively
-   (cond ((fboundp 'counsel-yank-pop)    #'counsel-yank-pop)
-         ((fboundp 'consult-yank-pop)    #'consult-yank-pop)
+   (cond ((fboundp 'consult-yank-pop)    #'consult-yank-pop) ;HACK see @ymarco's comment on #5013 and TODO.org in the selecturm module.
+         ((fboundp 'counsel-yank-pop)    #'counsel-yank-pop)
          ((fboundp 'helm-show-kill-ring) #'helm-show-kill-ring)
          ((error "No kill-ring search backend available. Enable ivy, helm or selectrum!")))))