diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/plugins/whitespace.lua b/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/plugins/whitespace.lua
index a17d25c..4cabbec 100644
--- a/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/plugins/whitespace.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/plugins/whitespace.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ return {
     }
   end,
   keys = require('fschauen.keymap').whitespace,
+  event = {
+    'BufReadPost',
+    'BufNewFile'
+  },
   config = false,
 }