diff --git a/functions/setup.fish b/functions/setup.fish
index 63a2980..c5fbc55 100644
--- a/functions/setup.fish
+++ b/functions/setup.fish
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ function gsa
         git add .
         git commit -m "Addet $name as a submodule"
         git push
-
         # ─< If the user inputs 'n' or 'N', notify them to try again >──────────────────────────────
     case 'n' 'N'
         echo "-- all right, just try again :) --"
@@ -182,21 +181,27 @@ end
 #                                                                   │ FUNCTION: check fisher plugin dependencies │
 #                                                                   ╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
 function dep_fisher
-    # ─< Define dependencies for the plugins used by fisher >───────────────────────────────────
-    begin
+    if not set -q $_fishr_dep
+        # ─< Define dependencies for the plugins used by fisher >───────────────────────────────────
         set dependencies "fzf" "btop" "fastfetch" "curl" "wget" "cmatrix"
         # ─< Check and install dependencies >───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-        for dep in $dependencies
-            if not command -v $dep >/dev/null 2>&1
-                echo "Dependency $dep is not installed. Installing..."
-                if test -n "$FISH_INSTALL"
-                    alias fish_install="$FISH_INSTALL"
-                    fish_install $dep
-                else
-                    echo "FISH_INSTALL is not defined: $FISH_INSTALL | Please install $dep manually."
+        while ! test -e ./.check
+            for dep in $dependencies
+                if not command -v $dep >/dev/null 2>&1
+                    echo "Dependency $dep is not installed. Installing..."
+                    if test -n "$FISH_INSTALL"
+                        alias fish_install="$FISH_INSTALL"
+                        fish_install $dep
+                    else
+                        echo "FISH_INSTALL is not defined: $FISH_INSTALL | Please install $dep manually."
+                        return 1
+                    end
                 end
             end
         end
+        set _fishr_dep
+    else
+        echo "Dependencies already installed!"
     end
 end