diff --git a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
index 8338de6d7..2450f9e69 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 (use-package! doom-modeline
   :unless (featurep! +light)
   :hook (after-init . doom-modeline-mode)
+  :hook (doom-modeline-mode . size-indication-mode) ; filesize in modeline
+  :hook (doom-modeline-mode . column-number-mode)   ; cursor column in modeline
   :init
   (unless after-init-time
     ;; prevent flash of unstyled modeline at startup
@@ -43,9 +45,6 @@
   (defvar mouse-wheel-down-event nil)
   (defvar mouse-wheel-up-event nil)
 
-  (size-indication-mode +1) ; filesize in modeline
-  (column-number-mode +1)   ; cursor column in modeline
-
   (add-hook 'doom-change-font-size-hook #'+modeline-resize-for-font-h)
   (add-hook 'doom-load-theme-hook #'doom-modeline-refresh-bars)