diff --git a/code/init.el b/code/init.el
index e083ea1..82815f6 100644
--- a/code/init.el
+++ b/code/init.el
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; additional packages
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(which-key helm-xref helm-lsp lsp-ui lsp-mode json-mode python-mode powershell rust-mode origami go-mode yaml-mode lua-mode)
+             '(helm-xref helm-lsp lsp-ui lsp-mode json-mode python-mode powershell rust-mode origami go-mode yaml-mode lua-mode)
 )
 (when (not kmn/is-dayjob)
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@
 )
 )
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-; which-key
-(require 'which-key)
-
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; activate helm after its fully configured (may be configured beyond global defaults in other profiles so we have to activate locally)
 (helm-mode 1)
diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index 90afc0f..13791f3 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (package-initialize) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(all-the-icons revert-buffer-all centaur-tabs scratch persistent-scratch persp-mode rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl doominhibitinhibit-modeline helpful helm helm-org dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami modus-themes use-package)
+             '(which-key all-the-icons revert-buffer-all centaur-tabs scratch persistent-scratch persp-mode rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl doominhibitinhibit-modeline helpful helm helm-org dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami modus-themes use-package)
 )
 (when (not kmn/is-dayjob)
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@
   (require 'all-the-icons)
 )
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; which-key
+(require 'which-key)
+;; Allow C-h to trigger which-key before it is done automatically
+;(setq which-key-show-early-on-C-h t)
+;; make sure which-key doesn't show normally but refreshes quickly after it is
+;; triggered.
+;(setq which-key-idle-delay 10000)
+;(setq which-key-idle-secondary-delay 0.05)
+(which-key-mode)
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; dired adjustments
 (with-eval-after-load 'dired