diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
index 8f6a586a4..7717fc531 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
@@ -601,9 +601,6 @@ Returns \"\" to not break --no-window-system."
 ;;
 
 (defun +doom-modeline|init ()
-  "Set the default modeline."
-  (doom-set-modeline 'main t)
-
   ;; These buffers are already created and don't get modelines. For the love of
   ;; Emacs, someone give the man a modeline!
   (dolist (bname '("*scratch*" "*Messages*"))
@@ -624,6 +621,8 @@ Returns \"\" to not break --no-window-system."
 ;; Bootstrap
 ;;
 
+(doom-set-modeline 'main t)
+
 (add-hook 'doom-init-theme-hook #'+doom-modeline|init)
 (add-hook 'doom-scratch-buffer-hook #'+doom-modeline|set-special-modeline)
 (add-hook '+doom-dashboard-mode-hook #'+doom-modeline|set-project-modeline)