diff --git a/lua/montreal/init.lua b/lua/montreal/init.lua
index 6e9f718..464e3df 100644
--- a/lua/montreal/init.lua
+++ b/lua/montreal/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 -- settings based on: https://github.com/navarasu/onedark.nvim
+
+local M = {}
+function M.load(_)
+
 local vim = vim -- assign global "vim" to prevent a lot of warnings
 
 vim.o.termguicolors = true
@@ -943,3 +947,6 @@ local lualine_plugin_highlights = {
     lualine_c_terminal = { fg = fg_dark, bg = bg_dark },
 }
 set_highlight_groups(lualine_plugin_highlights)
+end
+
+return M