diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 88577395..d8c34575 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ return {
         },
       }
 
-      for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
-        button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
-        button.key_format = "  %s"
-      end
-
       -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
       if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
         vim.cmd.close()
@@ -407,5 +402,12 @@ return {
 
       return opts
     end,
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
+        button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
+        button.key_format = "  %s"
+      end
+      require("dashboard").setup(opts)
+    end,
   },
 }