diff --git a/lua/precognition/init.lua b/lua/precognition/init.lua
index 3b23b7e..82b7143 100644
--- a/lua/precognition/init.lua
+++ b/lua/precognition/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local hm = require("precognition.horizontal_motions")
 local vm = require("precognition.vertical_motions")
+local utils = require("precognition.utils")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ end
 ---@return nil
 local function apply_gutter_hints(gutter_hints, bufnr)
     bufnr = bufnr or vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
-    if vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("buftype", { buf = bufnr }) ~= "" then
+    if utils.is_blacklisted_buffer(bufnr) then
         return
     end
     for hint, loc in pairs(gutter_hints) do
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ local function apply_gutter_hints(gutter_hints, bufnr)
 end
 
 local function on_cursor_hold()
+    local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+    if utils.is_blacklisted_buffer(bufnr) then
+        return
+    end
     local cursorline, cursorcol = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
     cursorcol = cursorcol + 1
     if extmark and not dirty then
diff --git a/lua/precognition/utils.lua b/lua/precognition/utils.lua
index 018bb71..d12b50d 100644
--- a/lua/precognition/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/precognition/utils.lua
@@ -18,4 +18,14 @@ function M.char_class(char)
     return 1 -- scary unicode edge cases go here
 end
 
+---@param bufnr? integer
+---@return boolean
+function M.is_blacklisted_buffer(bufnr)
+    bufnr = bufnr or vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+    if vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("buftype", { buf = bufnr }) ~= "" then
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
 return M