diff --git a/lua/config/lazy.lua b/lua/config/lazy.lua
index 0bc7d53..f36b340 100644
--- a/lua/config/lazy.lua
+++ b/lua/config/lazy.lua
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ require("lazy").setup({
     -- version = "*", -- try installing the latest stable version for plugins that support semver
   },
   install = { colorscheme = { "tokyonight", "habamax" } },
-  checker = { enabled = true }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
+  checker = { enabled = false }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
   performance = {
     rtp = {
       -- disable some rtp plugins
diff --git a/lua/plugins/notify.lua b/lua/plugins/notify.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1264c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/notify.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+return {
+  "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
+  -- enabled = false,
+}