diff --git a/zsh.config b/zsh.config
index ee6ba62..ca43dc1 100644
--- a/zsh.config
+++ b/zsh.config
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ bindkey -s '^[[1;5A' "!!^M"
 
 # autosuggestions
 # requires zsh-autosuggestions
-source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
-
-# syntax highlighting
-# requires zsh-syntax-highlighting package
-source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+if [ -f "/usr/share/zsh/plugins " ]; then 
+	source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+	# syntax highlighting
+	# requires zsh-syntax-highlighting package
+	source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+fi
 
 #setup oh-my-posh shell 
 if [ $TERM = "xterm-kitty" ] || [ $NVIM ]; then