diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
index bd9cdf8b..3aeffe8f 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
+    # explicitly load to avoid race condition
+    require-module markdown
 	set-option window formatcmd "dprint fmt --stdin md"
 	hook -group markdown-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format