diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index cb55169..2db483c 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -5,7 +5,19 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 8 5000 5000))
+;; blame @chke@emacs.ch if this no worky
+(defvar mir/default-gc-thresh gc-cons-threshold)
+(defun max-gc-thresh ()
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum))
+(max-gc-thresh)
+(defun restore-gc-thresh ()
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold mir/default-gc-thresh))
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook #'max-gc-thresh)
+(add-hook 'minibuffer-exit-hook #'restore-gc-thresh)
+(add-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook #'restore-gc-thresh)
+(setq gc-cons-percentage 0.5)
+(run-with-idle-timer 5 t #'garbage-collect)
+(setq garbage-collection-messages t)
 
 (defun display-startup-echo-area-message ()
   "A re-definition of the function.
@@ -22,9 +34,6 @@ instead of the banal
 
 "))
 
-;; Crash the computer by overloading memory
-(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 50 1000 1000))
-
 ;; Disable package.el so we can use straight
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 (defvar use-package-verbose nil)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 80def73..e773b4f 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ If the current window occupies the whole frame, split it."
 
 (elpaca compat)
 (elpaca marginalia (marginalia-mode))
-(elpaca gcmh (gcmh-mode))
+;; (elpaca gcmh (gcmh-mode))
 (elpaca page-break-lines
   (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook #'page-break-lines-mode))
 (elpaca rainbow-mode
@@ -331,8 +331,4 @@ If the current window occupies the whole frame, split it."
 ;; Don't barf out emacs errors as they are encountered
 (setq debug-on-error nil)
 
-;; lower gc threshold again
-(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 2 100 1000))
-;; (add-function :before #'after-focus-change-function #'garbage-collect)
-
 ;;; init.el ends here