diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/neogen.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/neogen.lua
index 88f7dd54..2aee3f1f 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/neogen.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/neogen.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ return {
 
     local map = {
       ["LuaSnip"] = "luasnip",
+      ["mini.snippets"] = "mini",
       ["nvim-snippy"] = "snippy",
       ["vim-vsnip"] = "vsnip",
     }
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ return {
       end
     end
 
+    -- NOTE: neogen does not require mini.snippets
+    if opts.snippet_engine == "mini" then
+      require("mini.snippets")
+    end
+
     if vim.snippet then
       opts.snippet_engine = "nvim"
     end