diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
index b2135870..c973866a 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ local function augroup(name)
   return vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("lazyvim_" .. name, { clear = true })
 end
 
+local autocmd = vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd
+
 -- Check if we need to reload the file when it changed
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FocusGained", "TermClose", "TermLeave" }, {
+autocmd({ "FocusGained", "TermClose", "TermLeave" }, {
   group = augroup("checktime"),
   callback = function()
     if vim.o.buftype ~= "nofile" then
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FocusGained", "TermClose", "TermLeave" }, {
 })
 
 -- Highlight on yank
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
+autocmd("TextYankPost", {
   group = augroup("highlight_yank"),
   callback = function()
     vim.highlight.on_yank()
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
 })
 
 -- resize splits if window got resized
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimResized" }, {
+autocmd({ "VimResized" }, {
   group = augroup("resize_splits"),
   callback = function()
     local current_tab = vim.fn.tabpagenr()
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimResized" }, {
 })
 
 -- go to last loc when opening a buffer
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
+autocmd("BufReadPost", {
   group = augroup("last_loc"),
   callback = function(event)
     local exclude = { "gitcommit" }
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
 })
 
 -- close some filetypes with <q>
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+autocmd("FileType", {
   group = augroup("close_with_q"),
   pattern = {
     "PlenaryTestPopup",
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
 })
 
 -- make it easier to close man-files when opened inline
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+autocmd("FileType", {
   group = augroup("man_unlisted"),
   pattern = { "man" },
   callback = function(event)
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
 })
 
 -- wrap and check for spell in text filetypes
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+autocmd("FileType", {
   group = augroup("wrap_spell"),
   pattern = { "gitcommit", "markdown" },
   callback = function()
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
 })
 
 -- Fix conceallevel for json files
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FileType" }, {
+autocmd({ "FileType" }, {
   group = augroup("json_conceal"),
   pattern = { "json", "jsonc", "json5" },
   callback = function()
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FileType" }, {
 })
 
 -- Auto create dir when saving a file, in case some intermediate directory does not exist
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePre" }, {
+autocmd({ "BufWritePre" }, {
   group = augroup("auto_create_dir"),
   callback = function(event)
     if event.match:match("^%w%w+:[\\/][\\/]") then