diff --git a/settings/gui-settings.el b/settings/gui-settings.el
index 24d51855..46160ac9 100644
--- a/settings/gui-settings.el
+++ b/settings/gui-settings.el
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
   (add-to-list 'window-scroll-functions #'my-window-scroll-function))
 
 (use-package tab-bar
-  :defer 0.5
+  :commands (tab-bar-mode)
   :bind ((:map global-map
                (("s-{" . tab-bar-switch-to-prev-tab)
                 ("s-}" . tab-bar-switch-to-next-tab)
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ DISPLAY-START: `integer', e.g. 3820"
                 ("s-w" . tab-bar-close-tab))))
   :config
   (add-to-list 'tab-bar-format #'tab-bar-format-menu-bar)
-  (tab-bar-mode)
   (tab-bar-rename-tab "Default")
   (defun my-tab-view-elisp ()
     (if (tab-bar--tab-index-by-name "ELisp IDE")