diff --git a/settings/version-control-settings.el b/settings/version-control-settings.el
index 39cdeead..ade1eaf2 100644
--- a/settings/version-control-settings.el
+++ b/settings/version-control-settings.el
@@ -52,25 +52,22 @@
 (use-package orgit
   :after (magit org))
 
-;; show diffs in fringes
 (use-package diff-hl
+  ;; show diffs in fringes (for margins see `diff-hl-margin')
+  ;; https://github.com/dgutov/diff-hl
   :hook (((prog-mode vc-dir-mode org-mode) . turn-on-diff-hl-mode)
          (magit-pre-refresh . diff-hl-magit-pre-refresh)
          (magit-post-refresh . diff-hl-magit-post-refresh))
-  ;;:config
-  ;;(global-diff-hl-mode)
-  )
+  :commands (diff-hl-mode global-diff-hl-mode))
 
-;; There's no fringe when Emacs is running in the console, but the
-;; navigation and revert commands still work. Consider turning
-;; diff-hl-margin-mode on, to show the indicators in the margin
-;; instead.
 (use-package diff-hl-margin
+  ;; There's no fringe when Emacs is running in the console, but the
+  ;; navigation and revert commands still work. Consider turning
+  ;; diff-hl-margin-mode on, to show the indicators in the margin
+  ;; instead.
   :after diff-hl
   :unless (display-graphic-p)
-  :hook ((diff-hl-mode . diff-hl-margin-mode))
-  ;;:config
-  )
+  :hook ((diff-hl-mode . diff-hl-margin-mode)))
 
 (provide 'version-control-settings)
 ;;; version-control-settings.el ends here