diff --git a/home/modules/emacs/doom/config.el b/home/modules/emacs/doom/config.el
index 16f6efe..f64fa15 100644
--- a/home/modules/emacs/doom/config.el
+++ b/home/modules/emacs/doom/config.el
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     (string-trim output)))
 
 (use-package! gptel
+  :defer t
   :config
   (setq! gptel-api-key (my/get-rbw-password "openai-api-key-chatgpt-el")))