3 files changed, 15 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/init.lua b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/init.lua
index c8eca23f..e041e8a8 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/init.lua
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ M.config = function()
 end
 
 M.setup = function()
+  -- avoid running in headless mode since it's harder to detect failures
+  if #vim.api.nvim_list_uis() == 0 then
+    local Log = require "lvim.core.log"
+    Log:debug "headless mode detected, skipping running setup for lualine"
+    return
+  end
+
   require("lvim.core.lualine.styles").update()
-  require("lvim.core.lualine.utils").validate_theme()
 
   local lualine = require "lualine"
   lualine.setup(lvim.builtin.lualine)
diff --git a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/styles.lua b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/styles.lua
index f5f5871a..45c6c639 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/styles.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/styles.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ local styles = {
 styles.none = {
   style = "none",
   options = {
+    theme = "auto",
     icons_enabled = true,
     component_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
     section_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ styles.none = {
 styles.default = {
   style = "default",
   options = {
+    theme = "auto",
     icons_enabled = true,
     component_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
     section_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
@@ -66,10 +68,11 @@ styles.default = {
 styles.lvim = {
   style = "lvim",
   options = {
+    theme = "auto",
     icons_enabled = true,
     component_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
     section_separators = { left = "", right = "" },
-    disabled_filetypes = { "dashboard", "NvimTree", "Outline" },
+    disabled_filetypes = { "alpha", "NvimTree", "Outline" },
   },
   sections = {
     lualine_a = {
@@ -113,10 +116,10 @@ function M.get_style(style)
   if not vim.tbl_contains(style_keys, style) then
     local Log = require "lvim.core.log"
     Log:error(
-      "Invalid lualine style",
-      string.format('"%s"', style),
-      "options are: ",
-      string.format('"%s"', table.concat(style_keys, '", "'))
+      "Invalid lualine style"
+        .. string.format('"%s"', style)
+        .. "options are: "
+        .. string.format('"%s"', table.concat(style_keys, '", "'))
     )
     Log:debug '"lvim" style is applied.'
     style = "lvim"
diff --git a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/utils.lua b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/utils.lua
index d685e044..3fd3c2d3 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/core/lualine/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/core/lualine/utils.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 local M = {}
 
-function M.validate_theme()
-  local theme = lvim.builtin.lualine.options.theme or "auto"
-  if type(theme) == "table" then
-    return
-  end
-
-  local lualine_loader = require "lualine.utils.loader"
-  local ok = pcall(lualine_loader.load_theme, theme)
-  if not ok then
-    lvim.builtin.lualine.options.theme = "auto"
-  end
-end
-
 function M.env_cleanup(venv)
   if string.find(venv, "/") then
     local final_venv = venv