diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 222e976b..c65ef0c0 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
       -- Useful status updates for LSP
       -- NOTE: `opts = {}` is the same as calling `require('fidget').setup({})`
-      { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', opts = {} },
+      -- tag to legacy to avoid message startup
+      { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', opts = {}, tag = 'legacy' },
 
       -- Additional lua configuration, makes nvim stuff amazing!
       'folke/neodev.nvim',