diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c2bdcdff..0f6d661c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: stevearc/nvim-typecheck-action@v2
         with:
-          nvim-version: v0.10.3
           path: lua
           configpath: ".luarc.json"
   selene:
diff --git a/lua/configs/RRethy/vim-illuminate/config.lua b/lua/configs/RRethy/vim-illuminate/config.lua
index 4227051c..c0182ea7 100644
--- a/lua/configs/RRethy/vim-illuminate/config.lua
+++ b/lua/configs/RRethy/vim-illuminate/config.lua
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@ require("illuminate").configure({
 })
 
 -- highlight style
-local illuminate_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("illuminate_augroup", { clear = true })
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "UIEnter", "VimEnter", "Colorscheme" }, {
-  group = illuminate_augroup,
+local vim_illuminate_augroup =
+  vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("vim_illuminate_augroup", { clear = true })
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "UIEnter", "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" }, {
+  group = vim_illuminate_augroup,
   callback = function()
-    vim.schedule(function()
-      local cl = vim.api.nvim_get_hl(0, { name = "CursorLine", link = false }) --[[@as table]]
-      cl.bold = true
-      cl.underline = true
-      if type(cl.cterm) ~= "table" then
-        cl.cterm = {}
-      end
-      cl.cterm.bold = true
-      cl.cterm.underline = true
-      cl.force = true
-      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "illuminatedWord", cl)
-    end)
+    vim.cmd([[hi illuminatedWord cterm=underline gui=underline]])
   end,
 })
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index a29999a8..91623e4c 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ local M = {
   -- ---- HIGHLIGHT ----
 
   {
-    "RRethy/vim-illuminate",
+    "itchyny/vim-cursorword",
     event = { VeryLazy },
-    config = lua_config("RRethy/vim-illuminate"),
+    init = lua_init("itchyny/vim-cursorword"),
   },
   {
     "brenoprata10/nvim-highlight-colors",