diff --git a/modules/default.nix b/modules/default.nix
index 925ec72f..c25262c2 100644
--- a/modules/default.nix
+++ b/modules/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ inputs: {
   builtStartPlugins = buildConfigPlugins vimOptions.startPlugins;
   builtOptPlugins = map (package: {
     plugin = package;
-    optional = false;
+    optional = true;
   }) (buildConfigPlugins vimOptions.optPlugins);
 
   # additional Lua and Python3 packages, mapped to their respective functions
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/build/options.nix b/modules/wrapper/build/options.nix
index 39b425db..6a8d085f 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/build/options.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/build/options.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ in {
         internally to add plugins to Neovim's runtime.
 
         To add additional plugins to your configuration, consider
-        using the [{option}`vim.extraPlugins`](#opt-vim.optPlugins)
+        using the [{option}`vim.extraPlugins`](#opt-vim.extraPlugins)
         option.
       '';
     };