diff --git a/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl b/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
index 2aa377f7..33674a6b 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
+++ b/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
    ; motion
    {:name :phaazon/hop.nvim :description "easymotion rewrite in lua with better support for neovim." :config (make-on-load hop)}
    {:name :kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens :description "incsearch replacement" :config (make-on-load hlslens)}
-   {:name :mg979/vim-visual-multi :config (make-on-load multi-cursor) :dependencies [[:kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens]]}
+   {:name :mg979/vim-visual-multi :dependencies [[:kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens]] :lazy false :config (make-on-load multi-cursor)} ; must not be lazy, or <C-n> mapping will insert <CR> (default behavior)
    {:name :fedepujol/move.nvim :description "Move lines and blocks" :init (make-init move)}
    {:name :wansmer/treesj :description "Plugin for splitting and joining arrays, hashes, and more" :init (make-init treesj) :config (make-on-load treesj) :cmd [:TSJToggle :TSJSplit :TSJJoin]}