diff --git a/settings/pre-settings.el b/settings/pre-settings.el
index 7dc58766..e21bd967 100644
--- a/settings/pre-settings.el
+++ b/settings/pre-settings.el
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'use-package))                          ;; requires bind-key
-(setq use-package-verbose t)
+(setq use-package-verbose nil)
 (setq use-package-compute-statistics t)
 (use-package delight
   :defer t)                              ;; used for use-package :delight, see delight-delighted-modes, defer b/c of awesome-tray
diff --git a/settings/python-settings.el b/settings/python-settings.el
index a37319ef..9d1b7be7 100644
--- a/settings/python-settings.el
+++ b/settings/python-settings.el
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ process."
 )
 
 (use-package ox-ipynb
-  :after ox)
+  :defer t  ;; will be loaded via `org-export-backends' see above inside `org'
+  ;; :after ox
+  )
 
 ;; https://millejoh.github.io/emacs-ipython-notebook/
 ;; requires: anaphora dash deferred polymode request websocket with-editor