diff --git a/core/core-projects.el b/core/core-projects.el
index 6d28625ab..30cc6588f 100644
--- a/core/core-projects.el
+++ b/core/core-projects.el
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Emacs.")
         projectile-sort-order 'recentf
         projectile-use-git-grep t) ; use git-grep for text searches
 
+  (global-set-key [remap evil-jump-to-tag] #'projectile-find-tag)
+  (global-set-key [remap find-tag]         #'projectile-find-tag)
+
   :config
   (add-hook 'dired-before-readin-hook #'projectile-track-known-projects-find-file-hook)
   (projectile-mode +1)
 
-  (global-set-key [remap evil-jump-to-tag] #'projectile-find-tag)
-  (global-set-key [remap find-tag]         #'projectile-find-tag)
-
   ;; a more generic project root file
   (push ".project" projectile-project-root-files-bottom-up)
   (push (abbreviate-file-name doom-local-dir) projectile-globally-ignored-directories)