diff --git a/modules/lang/rest/config.el b/modules/lang/rest/config.el
index d655901e9..14450296f 100644
--- a/modules/lang/rest/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/rest/config.el
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 
 (use-package! restclient
   :mode ("\\.http\\'" . restclient-mode)
+  ;; line numbers aren't enabled by default in fundamental-mode-derived modes
+  :hook (restclient-mode . display-line-numbers-mode)
   :config
   (set-popup-rule! "^\\*HTTP Response" :size 0.4 :quit 'other)
 
-  ;; line numbers aren't enabled by default in fundamental-mode-derived modes
-  (add-hook 'restclient-mode-hook #'display-line-numbers-mode)
-
+  ;; TODO PR this upstream! This adds imenu support to `restclient-mode'
   (setq-hook! 'restclient-mode-hook
     imenu-generic-expression '((nil "^[A-Z]+\s+.+" 0)))
 
   (defadvice! +rest--permit-self-signed-ssl-a (orig-fn &rest args)
     "Forces underlying SSL verification to prompt for self-signed or invalid
-certs, rather than silently reject them."
+certs, rather than reject them silently."
     :around #'restclient-http-do
     (let (gnutls-verify-error tls-checktrust)
       (apply orig-fn args)))