diff --git a/modules/wrapper/lazy/config.nix b/modules/wrapper/lazy/config.nix
index a76a5cd6..01deeb0f 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/lazy/config.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/lazy/config.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@
     then []
     else [spec.keys];
 
-  notLazyConfig = concatStringsSep "\n" (mapAttrsToList specToNotLazyConfig cfg.plugins);
+  notLazyConfig =
+    concatStringsSep "\n"
+    (mapAttrsToList specToNotLazyConfig cfg.plugins);
+
+  beforeAllJoined =
+    concatStringsSep "\n"
+    (filter (x: x != null) (mapAttrsToList (_: spec: spec.beforeAll) cfg.plugins));
 in {
   config.vim = mkMerge [
     (mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -84,17 +90,18 @@ in {
 
       optPlugins = pluginPackages;
 
-      luaConfigRC.lzn-load = entryBefore ["pluginConfigs"] ''
+      lazy.builtLazyConfig = ''
         require('lz.n').load(${toLuaObject lznSpecs})
+        ${optionalString cfg.enableLznAutoRequire "require('lzn-auto-require').enable()"}
       '';
     })
 
     (mkIf (!cfg.enable) {
       startPlugins = pluginPackages;
-      luaConfigPre =
-        concatStringsSep "\n"
-        (filter (x: x != null) (mapAttrsToList (_: spec: spec.beforeAll) cfg.plugins));
-      luaConfigRC.unlazy = entryAfter ["pluginConfigs"] notLazyConfig;
+      lazy.builtLazyConfig = ''
+        ${beforeAllJoined}
+        ${notLazyConfig}
+      '';
       keymaps = concatLists (mapAttrsToList specToKeymaps cfg.plugins);
     })
   ];
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/lazy/lazy.nix b/modules/wrapper/lazy/lazy.nix
index fc130afc..5b2c53d1 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/lazy/lazy.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/lazy/lazy.nix
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   };
 in {
   options.vim.lazy = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "plugin lazy-loading" // {default = true;};
+    enable = mkEnableOption "plugin lazy-loading via lz.n and lzn-auto-require" // {default = true;};
     loader = mkOption {
       description = "Lazy loader to use";
       type = enum ["lz.n"];
@@ -215,5 +215,23 @@ in {
         }
       '';
     };
+
+    enableLznAutoRequire = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Enable lzn-auto-require. Since builtin plugins rely on this, only turn
+        off for debugging.
+      '';
+      type = bool;
+      default = true;
+    };
+
+    builtLazyConfig = mkOption {
+      internal = true;
+      type = lines;
+      description = ''
+        The built config for lz.n, or if `vim.lazy.enable` is false, the
+        individual plugin configs.
+      '';
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix b/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
index 25fc9bcf..627fd05b 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ in {
         optionsScript = entryAfter ["basic"] (concatLines optionsScript);
 
         # Basic
-        pluginConfigs = entryAfter ["optionsScript"] pluginConfigs;
+        lazyConfigs = entryAfter ["optionsScript"] cfg.lazy.builtLazyConfig;
+        pluginConfigs = entryAfter ["lazyConfigs"] pluginConfigs;
         extraPluginConfigs = entryAfter ["pluginConfigs"] extraPluginConfigs;
         mappings = entryAfter ["extraPluginConfigs"] keymaps;
-        # FIXME: put this somewhere less stupid
-        footer = entryAfter ["mappings"] (optionalString config.vim.lazy.enable "require('lzn-auto-require').enable()");
       };
 
       builtLuaConfigRC = let