diff --git a/modules/tools/debugger/config.el b/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
index b0b1680b7..bccd09baf 100644
--- a/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
@@ -105,11 +105,10 @@
 (use-package! dap-mode
   :when (and (featurep! +lsp) (not (featurep! :tools lsp +eglot)))
   :hook (dap-mode . dap-tooltip-mode)
-  :after lsp-mode
-  :demand t
-  :preface
+  :init
   (setq dap-breakpoints-file (concat doom-etc-dir "dap-breakpoints")
         dap-utils-extension-path (concat doom-etc-dir "dap-extension/"))
+  (after! lsp-mode (require 'dap-mode))
   :config
   (pcase-dolist (`((,category . ,modules) :after ,after :require ,libs)
                  +debugger--dap-alist)