diff --git a/modules/lang/julia/config.el b/modules/lang/julia/config.el
index ecc0c17fe..b00ffebbc 100644
--- a/modules/lang/julia/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/julia/config.el
@@ -3,28 +3,21 @@
 (use-package! julia-mode
   :interpreter "julia"
   :config
-
-  (when (featurep! +lsp)
-    (add-hook 'julia-mode-hook #'lsp!)
-    (setq lsp-julia-default-environment "~/.julia/environments/v1.0")
-    )
-
   (set-repl-handler! 'julia-mode #'+julia/open-repl)
-  (add-hook 'julia-mode-hook #'julia-repl-mode)
 
-  ;; Borrow matlab.el's fontification of math operators
-  ;; From <https://ogbe.net/emacsconfig.html>
+  ;; Borrow matlab.el's fontification of math operators. From
+  ;; <https://ogbe.net/emacsconfig.html>
   (dolist (mode '(julia-mode ess-julia-mode))
     (font-lock-add-keywords
      mode
      `((,(let ((OR "\\|"))
-           (concat "\\(" ;; stolen `matlab.el' operators first
+           (concat "\\("  ; stolen `matlab.el' operators first
                    "[<>!]=?" OR
                    "\\.[/*^']" OR
                    "==" OR
                    "=>" OR
                    "\\<xor\\>" OR
-                   "[-+*\\/^&|$]=?" OR ;; this has to come before next (updating operators)
+                   "[-+*\\/^&|$]=?" OR  ; this has to come before next (updating operators)
                    "[-!^&|*+\\/~:]" OR
                    ;; more extra julia operators follow
                    "[%$]" OR
@@ -37,24 +30,28 @@
         1 font-lock-type-face)))))
 
 
-(after! julia-repl
-  (add-hook 'julia-repl-hook #'julia-repl-use-emacsclient)
-
-  (defadvice! julia-repl--buffer-name (&optional executable-key suffix)
-    :override #'julia-repl--inferior-buffer-name
-    "Name for a Julia REPL inferior buffer. Uses workspace name for doom emacs"
-    (concat julia-repl-inferior-buffer-name-base ":" (+workspace-current-name)))
-
+(use-package! julia-repl
+  :hook (julia-repl-mode . julia-repl-use-emacsclient)
+  :config
   (set-popup-rule! "^\\*julia.*\\*$" :ttl nil)
 
-  (defadvice! after-julia-repl-advice (inferior-buffer)
+  (when (featurep! :ui workspaces)
+    (defadvice! +julia--namespace-repl-buffer-to-workspace-a (&optional executable-key suffix)
+      "Name for a Julia REPL inferior buffer. Uses workspace name for doom emacs"
+      :override #'julia-repl--inferior-buffer-name
+      (concat julia-repl-inferior-buffer-name-base ":" (+workspace-current-name))))
+
+  (defadvice! +julia--override-repl-escape-char-a (inferior-buffer)
+    "Use C-c instead of C-x for escaping."
     :after #'julia-repl--setup-term
     (with-current-buffer inferior-buffer
-      (term-set-escape-char ?\C-c)      ; override default of C-x..
-      ))
-  )
+      (term-set-escape-char ?\C-c))))
+
 
 (use-package! lsp-julia
   :when (featurep! +lsp)
   :after lsp-clients
-  )
+  :preface
+  (setq lsp-julia-default-environment "~/.julia/environments/v1.0")
+  (when (featurep! +lsp)
+    (add-hook 'julia-mode-local-vars-hook #'lsp!)))