diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 9028c632..0e593286 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ Default is 0
 
 |g:lua_tree_auto_open|				*g:lua_tree_auto_open*
 
-Can be `0` or `1`. When `1`, will bind |VimEnter| to automatically
-open tree on startup if no files are specified.
+Can be `0` or `1`. When `1`, will open the tree when the package is loaded.
+It's not relying on VimEnter anymore.
 Default is 0
 
 |g:lua_tree_auto_close|				*g:lua_tree_auto_close*
diff --git a/lua/tree.lua b/lua/tree.lua
index 4bcfda90..7e8a9d8f 100644
--- a/lua/tree.lua
+++ b/lua/tree.lua
@@ -196,4 +196,6 @@ function M.xdg_open()
   end))
 end
 
+M.on_enter()
+
 return M
diff --git a/plugin/tree.vim b/plugin/tree.vim
index 4935bb9a..911e1508 100644
--- a/plugin/tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/tree.vim
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ augroup LuaTree
   if get(g:, 'lua_tree_auto_close') == 1
     au WinClosed * lua require'tree'.on_leave()
   endif
-  au VimEnter * lua require'tree'.on_enter()
   au ColorScheme * lua require'tree'.reset_highlight()
   au User FugitiveChanged lua require'tree'.refresh()
   if get(g:, 'lua_tree_tab_open') == 1