diff --git a/waycast-core/src/lib.rs b/waycast-core/src/lib.rs
index 6e00675..a64491e 100644
--- a/waycast-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/waycast-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ pub trait LauncherListItem {
 }
 
 pub trait LauncherPlugin {
-    fn init(&self);
+    fn init(&self) {
+        // Default empty init - plugins can override this
+    }
     fn name(&self) -> String;
     fn priority(&self) -> i32;
     fn description(&self) -> Option<String>;
diff --git a/waycast-macros/src/lib.rs b/waycast-macros/src/lib.rs
index 9f8a61d..f717aed 100644
--- a/waycast-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/waycast-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl PluginConfig {
             quote! { false }
         };
 
-        // Generate init method
+        // Generate init method only if explicitly specified in config
         let init_method = if let Some(ref init_fn) = self.init_fn {
             quote! {
                 fn init(&self) {
@@ -150,11 +150,8 @@ impl PluginConfig {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            quote! {
-                fn init(&self) {
-                    // Default empty init
-                }
-            }
+            // Don't generate init method - user should implement it themselves or it will use default
+            quote! {}
         };
 
         // Generate default_list method
@@ -217,7 +214,8 @@ impl PluginConfig {
             // Stub implementations to satisfy rust-analyzer
             // These are only compiled when rust-analyzer is checking the code
             #[cfg(rust_analyzer)]
-            fn init(&self) { unimplemented!("Generated by plugin! macro") }
+            #[allow(unused)]
+            fn init(&self) { unimplemented!("Generated by plugin! macro or implement your own") }
             #[cfg(rust_analyzer)]
             fn name(&self) -> String { unimplemented!("Generated by plugin! macro") }
             #[cfg(rust_analyzer)]
diff --git a/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs b/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
index 958df08..2dd2813 100644
--- a/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
+++ b/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
@@ -193,10 +193,27 @@ impl LauncherPlugin for FileSearchPlugin {
         priority: 500,
         description: "Search and open files",
         prefix: "f",
-        init: file_search_init,
         default_list: file_search_default_list,
         filter: file_search_filter
     }
+    
+    fn init(&self) {
+        // Start async file scanning with 2000ms timeout
+        let self_clone = FileSearchPlugin {
+            search_paths: self.search_paths.clone(),
+            skip_dirs: self.skip_dirs.clone(),
+            files: Arc::clone(&self.files),
+        };
+
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+            rt.block_on(async {
+                self_clone
+                    .init_with_timeout(Duration::from_millis(2000))
+                    .await;
+            });
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 fn file_search_default_list(_plugin: &FileSearchPlugin) -> Vec<Box<dyn LauncherListItem>> {
@@ -225,23 +242,6 @@ fn file_search_filter(plugin: &FileSearchPlugin, query: &str) -> Vec<Box<dyn Lau
     entries
 }
 
-fn file_search_init(plugin: &FileSearchPlugin) {
-    // Start async file scanning with 500ms timeout
-    let self_clone = FileSearchPlugin {
-        search_paths: plugin.search_paths.clone(),
-        skip_dirs: plugin.skip_dirs.clone(),
-        files: Arc::clone(&plugin.files),
-    };
-
-    std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
-        rt.block_on(async {
-            self_clone
-                .init_with_timeout(Duration::from_millis(2000))
-                .await;
-        });
-    });
-}
 
 pub fn new() -> FileSearchPlugin {
     FileSearchPlugin::new()
diff --git a/waycast-plugins/src/projects.rs b/waycast-plugins/src/projects.rs
index d615d05..ca199e4 100644
--- a/waycast-plugins/src/projects.rs
+++ b/waycast-plugins/src/projects.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,57 @@ impl LauncherPlugin for ProjectsPlugin {
         priority: 800,
         description: "Search and open code projects",
         prefix: "proj",
-        init: projects_init,
         default_list: projects_default_list,
         filter: projects_filter
     }
+    
+    fn init(&self) {
+        let files_clone = Arc::clone(&self.files);
+        let search_paths = self.search_paths.clone();
+        let skip_dirs = self.skip_dirs.clone();
+        
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+            rt.block_on(async {
+                let mut project_entries = Vec::new();
+                
+                for search_path in &search_paths {
+                    if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(search_path) {
+                        for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                            if let Ok(file_type) = entry.file_type() {
+                                if file_type.is_dir() {
+                                    let path = entry.path();
+                                    
+                                    // Skip hidden directories (starting with .)
+                                    if let Some(file_name) = path.file_name() {
+                                        if let Some(name_str) = file_name.to_str() {
+                                            // Skip hidden directories
+                                            if name_str.starts_with('.') {
+                                                continue;
+                                            }
+                                            
+                                            // Skip directories in skip list
+                                            if should_skip_dir(name_str, &skip_dirs) {
+                                                continue;
+                                            }
+                                            
+                                            project_entries.push(ProjectEntry { path });
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                // Update the shared files collection
+                let mut files_guard = files_clone.lock().await;
+                *files_guard = project_entries;
+                
+                println!("Projects plugin: Found {} projects", files_guard.len());
+            });
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 fn projects_default_list(_plugin: &ProjectsPlugin) -> Vec<Box<dyn LauncherListItem>> {
@@ -114,55 +161,6 @@ fn projects_filter(plugin: &ProjectsPlugin, query: &str) -> Vec<Box<dyn Launcher
     entries
 }
 
-fn projects_init(plugin: &ProjectsPlugin) {
-    let files_clone = Arc::clone(&plugin.files);
-    let search_paths = plugin.search_paths.clone();
-    let skip_dirs = plugin.skip_dirs.clone();
-
-    std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
-        rt.block_on(async {
-            let mut project_entries = Vec::new();
-
-            for search_path in &search_paths {
-                if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(search_path) {
-                    for entry in entries.flatten() {
-                        if let Ok(file_type) = entry.file_type() {
-                            if file_type.is_dir() {
-                                let path = entry.path();
-
-                                // Skip hidden directories (starting with .)
-                                if let Some(file_name) = path.file_name() {
-                                    if let Some(name_str) = file_name.to_str() {
-                                        // Skip hidden directories
-                                        if name_str.starts_with('.') {
-                                            continue;
-                                        }
-
-                                        // Skip directories in skip list
-                                        if should_skip_dir(name_str, &skip_dirs) {
-                                            continue;
-                                        }
-
-                                        println!("{}", path.display());
-
-                                        project_entries.push(ProjectEntry { path });
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Update the shared files collection
-            let mut files_guard = files_clone.lock().await;
-            *files_guard = project_entries;
-
-            println!("Projects plugin: Found {} projects", files_guard.len());
-        });
-    });
-}
 
 pub fn new() -> ProjectsPlugin {
     ProjectsPlugin {