diff --git a/lua/crentist/lazy/colors.lua b/lua/crentist/lazy/colors.lua
index 28bfa86..e6e6a02 100644
--- a/lua/crentist/lazy/colors.lua
+++ b/lua/crentist/lazy/colors.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ return {
         "ellisonleao/gruvbox.nvim",
         priority = 1000,
         config = function()
-            require("gruvbox").setup({})
+            require("gruvbox").setup({
+                italic = {
+                    strings = false,
+                }
+            })
             vim.cmd("colorscheme gruvbox")
         end
     },
diff --git a/lua/crentist/lazy/telescope.lua b/lua/crentist/lazy/telescope.lua
index d6cfe6d..529303a 100644
--- a/lua/crentist/lazy/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/crentist/lazy/telescope.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ return {
         telescope.setup({
             defaults = {
                 vimgrep_arguments = vimgrep_arguments,
+                file_ignore_patterns = {
+                    "node_modules",
+                }
             },
             pickers = {
                 find_files = {