diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
index a6f1c574..bda99f9e 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>uw", LazyVim.toggle("wrap", { name = "Wrap" }))
 LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>uL", LazyVim.toggle("relativenumber", { name = "Relative Number" }))
 LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>ud", LazyVim.toggle.diagnostics)
 LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>ul", LazyVim.toggle.number)
-LazyVim.toggle.map( "<leader>uc", LazyVim.toggle("conceallevel", { values = { 0, vim.o.conceallevel > 0 and vim.o.conceallevel or 2 } }))
+LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>uc", LazyVim.toggle("conceallevel", { values = { 0, vim.o.conceallevel > 0 and vim.o.conceallevel or 2 } }))
 LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>uT", LazyVim.toggle.treesitter)
 LazyVim.toggle.map("<leader>ub", LazyVim.toggle("background", { values = { "light", "dark" }, name = "Background" }))
 if vim.lsp.inlay_hint then
@@ -130,22 +130,32 @@ if vim.lsp.inlay_hint then
 end
 
 -- lazygit
+local status, gitcheck = pcall(require, "lazyvim.util.gitcheck")
+if not status then
+  print("Failed to load gitcheck.")  
+else
+  local is_lazygit_available = gitcheck.is_lazygit_available
+-- Setting keymaps only if the user has it installed:
+if is_lazygit_available() then
 map("n", "<leader>gg", function() LazyVim.lazygit( { cwd = LazyVim.root.git() }) end, { desc = "Lazygit (Root Dir)" })
 map("n", "<leader>gG", function() LazyVim.lazygit() end, { desc = "Lazygit (cwd)" })
 map("n", "<leader>gb", LazyVim.lazygit.blame_line, { desc = "Git Blame Line" })
 map("n", "<leader>gB", LazyVim.lazygit.browse, { desc = "Git Browse" })
-
 map("n", "<leader>gf", function()
   local git_path = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
   LazyVim.lazygit({args = { "-f", vim.trim(git_path) }})
 end, { desc = "Lazygit Current File History" })
-
 map("n", "<leader>gl", function()
   LazyVim.lazygit({ args = { "log" }, cwd = LazyVim.root.git() })
 end, { desc = "Lazygit Log" })
 map("n", "<leader>gL", function()
   LazyVim.lazygit({ args = { "log" } })
 end, { desc = "Lazygit Log (cwd)" })
+else
+  print("Lazygit is not installed.")
+end
+end
+
 
 -- quit
 map("n", "<leader>qq", "<cmd>qa<cr>", { desc = "Quit All" })
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/gitcheck.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/gitcheck.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fae563ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/gitcheck.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- Simple check to see if the user has lazygit installed. Only then use keymaps.
+gitcheck = {}
+function gitcheck.is_lazygit_available()
+  local handle = io.popen("lazygit --version")
+  if handle then
+    local result = handle:read("*a")
+    handle:close()
+    return result ~= ""
+  end
+  return false
+end
+return gitcheck 
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