diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index ff9b8f0..6f5dc94 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ require("config.harpoon")
 require("config.autopairs")
 require("config.autotags")
 require("config.conform")
--- require("config.dashboard")
 require("options")
 require("keymaps")
diff --git a/lua/config/dashboard.lua b/lua/config/dashboard.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17eefd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/config/dashboard.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+local M = {}
+
+M.dashboard_config = function()
+	local logo = [[
+     ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z
+     ██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z
+     ██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z
+     ██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z
+     ███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║
+     ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝
+     ]]
+
+	logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"
+
+	local opts = {
+		theme = "doom",
+		hide = {
+			-- this is taken care of by lualine
+			-- enabling this messes up the actual laststatus setting after loading a file
+			statusline = false,
+		},
+		config = {
+			header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
+      -- stylua: ignore
+      center = {
+        -- { action = LazyVim.telescope("files"), desc = " Find File", icon = " ", key = "f" },
+        { action = "ene | startinsert", desc = " New File", icon = " ", key = "n" },
+        { action = "Telescope oldfiles", desc = " Recent Files", icon = " ", key = "r" },
+        { action = "Telescope live_grep", desc = " Find Text", icon = " ", key = "g" },
+        { action = [[lua LazyVim.telescope.config_files()()]], desc = " Config", icon = " ", key = "c" },
+        { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()', desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
+        { action = "LazyExtras", desc = " Lazy Extras", icon = " ", key = "x" },
+        { action = "Lazy", desc = " Lazy", icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
+        { action = "qa", desc = " Quit", icon = " ", key = "q" },
+      },
+			footer = function()
+				local stats = require("lazy").stats()
+				local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
+				return {
+					"⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.loaded .. "/" .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms",
+				}
+			end,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
+		button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
+		button.key_format = "  %s"
+	end
+
+	-- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
+	if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
+		vim.cmd.close()
+		vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+			pattern = "DashboardLoaded",
+			callback = function()
+				require("lazy").show()
+			end,
+		})
+	end
+
+	return opts
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/lsp.lua b/lua/lsp.lua
index 6712300..ad9ae93 100644
--- a/lua/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/lsp.lua
@@ -61,5 +61,11 @@ for _, lsp in ipairs(servers) do
 	lspconfig[lsp].setup({
 		on_attach = on_attach,
 		capabilities = capabilities,
+		-- For suppressing vim error messages in config
+		settings = {
+			Lua = {
+				diagnostics = { globals = { "vim" } },
+			},
+		},
 	})
 end
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index 8f52a19..c611181 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local dashboard = require("config.dashboard")
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 
 if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
@@ -14,77 +15,20 @@ end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
 require("lazy").setup({
+	-- Dashboard
 	{
 		"nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
 		event = "VimEnter",
-		opts = function()
-			local logo = [[
-         ██╗      █████╗ ███████╗██╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗          Z
-         ██║     ██╔══██╗╚══███╔╝╚██╗ ██╔╝██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║      Z
-         ██║     ███████║  ███╔╝  ╚████╔╝ ██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║   z
-         ██║     ██╔══██║ ███╔╝    ╚██╔╝  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║ z
-         ███████╗██║  ██║███████╗   ██║    ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║
-         ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝     ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝
-         ]]
-
-			logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"
-
-			local opts = {
-				theme = "doom",
-				hide = {
-					-- this is taken care of by lualine
-					-- enabling this messes up the actual laststatus setting after loading a file
-					statusline = false,
-				},
-				config = {
-					header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
-          -- stylua: ignore
-          center = {
-            -- { action = LazyVim.telescope("files"), desc = " Find File", icon = " ", key = "f" },
-            { action = "ene | startinsert", desc = " New File", icon = " ", key = "n" },
-            { action = "Telescope oldfiles", desc = " Recent Files", icon = " ", key = "r" },
-            { action = "Telescope live_grep", desc = " Find Text", icon = " ", key = "g" },
-            { action = [[lua LazyVim.telescope.config_files()()]], desc = " Config", icon = " ", key = "c" },
-            { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()', desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
-            { action = "LazyExtras", desc = " Lazy Extras", icon = " ", key = "x" },
-            { action = "Lazy", desc = " Lazy", icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
-            { action = "qa", desc = " Quit", icon = " ", key = "q" },
-          },
-					footer = function()
-						local stats = require("lazy").stats()
-						local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
-						return {
-							"⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.loaded .. "/" .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms",
-						}
-					end,
-				},
-			}
-
-			for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
-				button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
-				button.key_format = "  %s"
-			end
-
-			-- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
-			if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
-				vim.cmd.close()
-				vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-					pattern = "DashboardLoaded",
-					callback = function()
-						require("lazy").show()
-					end,
-				})
-			end
-
-			return opts
-		end,
+		opts = dashboard.dashboard_config,
 	},
+	-- Theming
 	"tanvirtin/monokai.nvim",
+	"yorickpeterse/nvim-grey",
+	{ "catppuccin/nvim", name = "catppuccin", priority = 1000 },
 	{
 		"onsails/lspkind.nvim",
 		event = { "VimEnter" },
 	},
-	{ "catppuccin/nvim", name = "catppuccin", priority = 1000 },
 	-- Auto-completion engine
 	{
 		"hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
@@ -144,5 +88,4 @@ require("lazy").setup({
 		opts = {},
 	},
 	"f-person/git-blame.nvim",
-	"yorickpeterse/nvim-grey",
 })
diff --git a/requirements.md b/requirements.md
index 995bfab..18b1be5 100644
--- a/requirements.md
+++ b/requirements.md
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 - extended history x
 - auto-pairs x
 - lua vim linting x
-- dashboard
+- dashboard x
+- suppress vim global warnings x
 - debugger