diff --git a/lua/dressing/input.lua b/lua/dressing/input.lua
index f4aea97..03bcae0 100644
--- a/lua/dressing/input.lua
+++ b/lua/dressing/input.lua
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ end
 setmetatable(M, {
   -- use schedule_wrap to avoid a bug when vim opens
   -- (see https://github.com/stevearc/dressing.nvim/issues/15)
-  __call = vim.schedule_wrap(function(_, opts, on_confirm)
+  __call = util.schedule_wrap_before_vimenter(function(_, opts, on_confirm)
     vim.validate({
       on_confirm = { on_confirm, "function", false },
     })
diff --git a/lua/dressing/select/init.lua b/lua/dressing/select/init.lua
index 14ce650..aab362f 100644
--- a/lua/dressing/select/init.lua
+++ b/lua/dressing/select/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local global_config = require("dressing.config")
 local patch = require("dressing.patch")
+local util = require("dressing.util")
 
 local function get_backend(config)
   local backends = config.backend
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ end
 
 -- use schedule_wrap to avoid a bug when vim opens
 -- (see https://github.com/stevearc/dressing.nvim/issues/15)
-return vim.schedule_wrap(function(items, opts, on_choice)
+return util.schedule_wrap_before_vimenter(function(items, opts, on_choice)
   vim.validate({
     items = {
       items,
diff --git a/lua/dressing/util.lua b/lua/dressing/util.lua
index 39c8253..bbe4351 100644
--- a/lua/dressing/util.lua
+++ b/lua/dressing/util.lua
@@ -164,4 +164,14 @@ M._on_win_closed = function(winid)
   winid_map[winid] = nil
 end
 
+M.schedule_wrap_before_vimenter = function(func)
+  return function(...)
+    if vim.v.vim_did_enter == 0 then
+      return vim.schedule_wrap(func)(...)
+    else
+      return func(...)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 return M