diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-bzr.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-bzr.kak
index 7d0711a..b594269 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-bzr.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-bzr.kak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Default arguments:
 " \
 str fzf_bzr_command "bzr"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf-vcs -docstring "edit file from GNU Bazaar tree" 'b' '<esc>: fzf-bzr<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-bzr %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-git.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-git.kak
index b755263..3480ffb 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-git.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-git.kak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Default arguments:
 " \
 str fzf_git_command "git"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf-vcs -docstring "edit file from Git tree" 'g' '<esc>: fzf-git<ret>'
 
 define-command -override -hidden fzf-git %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-hg.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-hg.kak
index 3efe92f..a5241be 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-hg.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-hg.kak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Default arguments:
 " \
 str fzf_hg_command "hg"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf-vcs -docstring "edit file from mercurial tree" 'h' '<esc>: fzf-hg<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-hg %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-svn.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-svn.kak
index 853b4a4..4cbf2a9 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-svn.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/VCS/fzf-svn.kak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Default arguments:
 " \
 str fzf_svn_command "svn"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf-vcs -docstring "edit file from Subversion tree" 's' '<esc>: fzf-svn<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-svn %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-buffer.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-buffer.kak
index ff16d12..3652376 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-buffer.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-buffer.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # │ GitHub.com/andreyorst/fzf.kak        │
 # ╰──────────────────────────────────────╯
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "open buffer" 'b' '<esc>: fzf-buffer<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-buffer %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-cd.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-cd.kak
index f217df7..4595d02 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-cd.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-cd.kak
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ str cd_preview_cmd "tree -d {}"
 declare-option -docstring 'maximum amount of previewed directories' \
 int fzf_preview_dirs '300'
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "change directory" 'c' '<esc>: fzf-cd<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-cd %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-ctags.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-ctags.kak
index d37a5b4..40bc8cf 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-ctags.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-ctags.kak
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ declare-option -docstring "file that should be used by fzf-tag to provide tags.
 Default value: tags" \
 str fzf_tag_file_name "tags"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "find tag" 't' '<esc>: fzf-tag<ret>'
 
 # this huge try block defines filetype aware filter mappings for separate fzf-ctags mode
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-file.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-file.kak
index 6cbd79f..500b1d0 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-file.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-file.kak
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Default arguments:
 " \
 str fzf_file_command "find"
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "open file" 'f' '<esc>: fzf-file<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-file %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-search.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-search.kak
index 0fdde08..0329318 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-search.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-search.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # │ GitHub.com/andreyorst/fzf.kak        │
 # ╰──────────────────────────────────────╯
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "search in buffer" 's' '<esc>: fzf-buffer-search<ret>'
 
 define-command -hidden fzf-buffer-search %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-vcs.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-vcs.kak
index bcc5eee..1d70f49 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-vcs.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/fzf-vcs.kak
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 try %{ declare-user-mode fzf-vcs } catch %{echo -markup "{Error}Can't declare mode 'fzf-vcs' - already exists"}
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 map global fzf -docstring "edit file from vcs repo"      'v'     '<esc>: fzf-vcs<ret>'
 map global fzf -docstring "svitch to vcs selection mode" '<a-v>' '<esc>: fzf-vcs-mode<ret>'
 
diff --git a/rc/fzf-modules/sk-grep.kak b/rc/fzf-modules/sk-grep.kak
index 78731e5..4e2cffb 100644
--- a/rc/fzf-modules/sk-grep.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf-modules/sk-grep.kak
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Default value:
     grep -RHn" \
 str fzf_sk_grep_command 'grep -RHn'
 
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
+
 evaluate-commands %sh{
     if [ -n "$(command -v sk)" ]; then
         printf "%s\n" "map global fzf -docstring %{Interactive grep with skim} 'g' '<esc>: fzf-sk-interactive-grep<ret>'"
diff --git a/rc/fzf.kak b/rc/fzf.kak
index 52c2801..49aa7cd 100644
--- a/rc/fzf.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf.kak
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # │ different fzf commands.         │
 # ╰─────────────────────────────────╯
 
-try %{ declare-user-mode fzf } catch %{ echo -markup "{Error}Can't declare mode 'fzf' - already exists" }
+try %{ declare-user-mode fzf }
 
 # Options
 declare-option -docstring 'implementation of fzf that you want to use.