diff --git a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
index c1bab90..20e056e 100644
--- a/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
+++ b/lua/core/bootstrap.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ M.lazy = function(install_path)
   M.echo "  Compiling base46 theme to bytecode ..."
 
   local base46_repo = "https://github.com/NvChad/base46"
-  shell_call { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", "v2.0", base46_repo, lazy_path }
+  shell_call { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", "v3.0", base46_repo, lazy_path }
   vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazy_path)
 
   require("base46").compile()
diff --git a/lua/core/init.lua b/lua/core/init.lua
index 6f396ac..61de98f 100644
--- a/lua/core/init.lua
+++ b/lua/core/init.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 local opt = vim.opt
 local g = vim.g
-local config = require("core.utils").load_config()
 
 -------------------------------------- globals -----------------------------------------
-g.nvchad_theme = config.ui.theme
 g.base46_cache = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/nvchad/base46/"
 g.toggle_theme_icon = "   "
-g.transparency = config.ui.transparency
 
 -------------------------------------- options ------------------------------------------
 opt.laststatus = 3 -- global statusline
@@ -83,11 +80,11 @@ autocmd("BufWritePost", {
     local app_name = vim.env.NVIM_APPNAME and vim.env.NVIM_APPNAME or "nvim"
     local module = string.gsub(fp, "^.*/" .. app_name .. "/lua/", ""):gsub("/", ".")
 
+    require("plenary.reload").reload_module "nvconfig"
     require("plenary.reload").reload_module "base46"
     require("plenary.reload").reload_module(module)
-    require("plenary.reload").reload_module "custom.chadrc"
 
-    config = require("core.utils").load_config()
+    local config = require "nvconfig"
 
     vim.g.nvchad_theme = config.ui.theme
     vim.g.transparency = config.ui.transparency
diff --git a/lua/core/utils.lua b/lua/core/utils.lua
index 8b2a03d..96fe103 100644
--- a/lua/core/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/core/utils.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ M.load_config = function()
 
   if chadrc_path then
     local chadrc = dofile(chadrc_path)
-
+    
     config.mappings = M.remove_disabled_keys(chadrc.mappings, config.mappings)
     config = merge_tb("force", config, chadrc)
     config.mappings.disabled = nil
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ M.load_mappings = function(section, mapping_opt)
       end
     end
 
-    local mappings = require("core.utils").load_config().mappings
+    local mappings = require("nvconfig").mappings
 
     if type(section) == "string" then
       mappings[section]["plugin"] = nil
diff --git a/lua/nvconfig.lua b/lua/nvconfig.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df0d4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/nvconfig.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- check default config at core/default_config.lua
+return require("core.utils").load_config()
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/cmp.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/cmp.lua
index 19868b6..4af9ed2 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/cmp.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/cmp.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local cmp = require "cmp"
 
 dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "cmp")
 
-local cmp_ui = require("core.utils").load_config().ui.cmp
+local cmp_ui = require("nvconfig").ui.cmp
 local cmp_style = cmp_ui.style
 
 local field_arrangement = {
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
index a605c7e..df7f05b 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ local M = {}
 -- export on_attach & capabilities for custom lspconfigs
 M.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
   local utils = require "core.utils"
-  local conf = utils.load_config().ui.lsp
+  local conf = require "nvconfig"
 
   -- semanticTokens
   if not conf.semantic_tokens and client.supports_method "textDocument/semanticTokens" then
     client.server_capabilities.semanticTokensProvider = nil
   end
 
-  -- signature
   if conf.signature and client.server_capabilities.signatureHelpProvider then
     require("nvchad.signature").setup(client, bufnr)
   end
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 0e8f84e..2b1b478 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
 
   {
     "NvChad/base46",
-    branch = "v3.0",
+    branch = "test",
     build = function()
       require("base46").load_all_highlights()
     end,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
 
   {
     "NvChad/ui",
-    branch = "v3.0",
+    branch = "test",
     lazy = false,
     config = function()
       require "nvchad"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ local default_plugins = {
   },
 }
 
-local config = require("core.utils").load_config()
+local config = require "nvconfig"
 
 if #config.plugins > 0 then
   table.insert(default_plugins, { import = config.plugins })