diff --git a/core/core-popups.el b/core/core-popups.el
index ffba07189..da2517bde 100644
--- a/core/core-popups.el
+++ b/core/core-popups.el
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ is enabled/disabled.'")
           (tabulated-list-mode      :noesc t)))
 
   :config
-  (shackle-mode 1)
+  (if (display-graphic-p)
+      (shackle-mode +1)
+    (add-transient-hook! 'after-make-frame-functions (shackle-mode +1)))
 
   (defun doom*shackle-always-align (plist)
     "Ensure popups are always aligned and selected by default. Eliminates the need
diff --git a/modules/feature/evil/config.el b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
index 9a251a57a..4c4c62140 100644
--- a/modules/feature/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@
     '("*Command Line*" :size 8))
 
   ;; Set cursor colors later, presumably once theme is loaded
-  (add-hook! 'after-init-hook
+  (defun +evil*init-cursors (&rest _)
     (setq evil-default-cursor (face-attribute 'cursor :background nil t)
           evil-normal-state-cursor 'box
           evil-emacs-state-cursor  `(,(face-attribute 'warning :foreground nil nil) box)
           evil-insert-state-cursor 'bar
           evil-visual-state-cursor 'hollow))
+  (advice-add #'load-theme :after #'+evil*init-cursors)
 
   ;; highlight matching delimiters where it's important
   (defun +evil|show-paren-mode-off () (show-paren-mode -1))
diff --git a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
index b03ba018a..8bf27de91 100644
--- a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
@@ -42,17 +42,24 @@ renamed.")
         ;; auto-save on kill
         persp-auto-save-opt 1)
 
-  (add-hook! 'after-init-hook
-    (persp-mode +1)
+  (defun +workspaces|init (&rest _)
+    (unless persp-mode
+      (persp-mode +1))
     ;; The default perspective persp-mode makes (defined by `persp-nil-name') is
     ;; special and doesn't actually represent a real persp object, so buffers
     ;; can't really be assigned to it, among other quirks. We create a *real*
     ;; main workspace to fill this role.
     (persp-add-new +workspaces-main)
     ;; Switch to it if we aren't auto-loading the last session
-    (when (= persp-auto-resume-time -1)
+    (when (or (= persp-auto-resume-time -1)
+              (equal (safe-persp-name (get-current-persp)) persp-nil-name))
       (persp-frame-switch +workspaces-main)))
 
+  (add-hook! 'after-init-hook
+    (if (display-graphic-p)
+        (+workspaces|init)
+      (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions '+workspaces|init)))
+
   (define-key persp-mode-map [remap delete-window] #'+workspace/close-window-or-workspace)
 
   ;; Per-frame perspectives
diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
index 3450a63dc..39ebbec06 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
@@ -41,17 +41,20 @@
 ;;
 (setq doom-fallback-buffer +doom-dashboard-name)
 
-(add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions #'+doom-dashboard-deferred-reload)
-(add-hook! 'window-setup-hook
+(defun +doom-dashboard|init (&rest _)
+  (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions #'+doom-dashboard-deferred-reload)
+  (add-hook 'window-configuration-change-hook #'+doom-dashboard-reload)
   (add-hook! 'kill-buffer-query-functions
     (or (not (+doom-dashboard-p))
         (ignore (ignore-errors (+doom-dashboard-force-reload))
                 (bury-buffer))))
-  (add-hook 'window-configuration-change-hook #'+doom-dashboard-reload)
   (+doom-dashboard-reload)
   (when (equal (buffer-name) "*scratch*")
     (switch-to-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer))))
 
+(add-hook! '(after-make-frame-functions window-setup-hook)
+  #'+doom-dashboard|init)
+
 ;; Compatibility with `midnight-mode' and `clean-buffer-list'
 (after! midnight-mode
   (push +doom-dashboard-name clean-buffer-list-kill-never-buffer-names)
diff --git a/modules/ui/doom/config.el b/modules/ui/doom/config.el
index 9961270d1..11c0cc90c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom/config.el
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
     :group 'doom)
 
   ;; Dark frames by default
-  (push (cons 'background-color (face-background 'default)) default-frame-alist)
-  (push (cons 'foreground-color (face-foreground 'default)) default-frame-alist)
+  (when (display-graphic-p)
+    (push (cons 'background-color (face-background 'default)) default-frame-alist)
+    (push (cons 'foreground-color (face-foreground 'default)) default-frame-alist))
 
   (defun +doom|buffer-mode-on ()
     "Enable `doom-buffer-mode' in buffers that are real (see