diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua
index 7797b047..4ba9b36d 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/init.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+local fail = nil
 if vim.fn.has("nvim-0.11.2") == 0 then
-  vim.api.nvim_echo({
+  fail = {
     { "LazyVim requires Neovim >= 0.11.2\n", "ErrorMsg" },
     { "For more info, see: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/issues/6421\n", "Comment" },
     { "Press any key to exit", "MoreMsg" },
-  }, true, {})
+  }
+elseif vim.fn.has("nvim-0.12") == 1 and not vim.lsp.is_enabled then
+  fail = {
+    { "LazyVim requires Neovim >= 0.11.2 or a recent Nightly\n", "ErrorMsg" },
+    { "Your nightly is too old, please update to a more recent version.\n", "Comment" },
+    { "Press any key to exit", "MoreMsg" },
+  }
+end
+
+if fail then
+  vim.api.nvim_echo(fail, true, {})
   vim.fn.getchar()
   vim.cmd([[quit]])
   return {}