diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 74516ec..018e443 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+if os.getenv("TERM") == "xterm-kitty" then
+  require("scripts.chameleon").setup()
+  require("scripts.kitty-padding").setup()
+end
+
 require("keymaps")
 require("plugins")
 require("scripts.obsidian-sync")
diff --git a/lua/scripts/chameleon.lua b/lua/scripts/chameleon.lua
index ab7a8e0..c3516b0 100644
--- a/lua/scripts/chameleon.lua
+++ b/lua/scripts/chameleon.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ local get_kitty_background = function()
       end,
       on_stderr = function(_, d, _)
         if #d > 1 then
-          api.nvim_err_writeln("Chameleon.nvim: Error getting background. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.")
+          vim.notify(
+            "Chameleon.nvim: Error getting background. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.",
+            vim.log.levels.DEBUG
+          )
         end
       end,
     })
@@ -35,8 +38,9 @@ local change_background = function(color, sync)
     fn.jobstart(command, {
       on_stderr = function(_, d, _)
         if #d > 1 then
-          api.nvim_err_writeln(
-            "Chameleon.nvim: Error changing background. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on."
+          vim.notify(
+            "Chameleon.nvim: Error changing background. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.",
+            vim.log.levels.DEBUG
           )
         end
       end,
diff --git a/lua/scripts/kitty-padding.lua b/lua/scripts/kitty-padding.lua
index 6961fc7..cc1d24a 100644
--- a/lua/scripts/kitty-padding.lua
+++ b/lua/scripts/kitty-padding.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local no_padding = function(sync)
     fn.jobstart(command, {
       on_stderr = function(_, d, _)
         if #d > 1 then
-          api.nvim_err_writeln("Error setting window padding. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.")
+          vim.notify("Error setting window padding. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.", vim.log.levels.DEBUG)
         end
       end,
     })
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ local restore_padding = function(sync)
     fn.jobstart(command, {
       on_stderr = function(_, d, _)
         if #d > 1 then
-          api.nvim_err_writeln("Error setting window padding. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.")
+          vim.notify("Error setting window padding. Make sure kitty remote control is turned on.", vim.log.levels.DEBUG)
         end
       end,
     })