diff --git a/lua/cmake-tools/scratch.lua b/lua/cmake-tools/scratch.lua
index f5ebf9f5..77003a7f 100644
--- a/lua/cmake-tools/scratch.lua
+++ b/lua/cmake-tools/scratch.lua
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ local scratch = {
 function scratch.create(executor, runner)
   scratch.buffer = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(true, true) -- can be search, and is a scratch buffer
   vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(scratch.buffer, scratch.name)
-  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(scratch.buffer, 0, 0, false, {
-    "THIS IS A SCRATCH BUFFER FOR cmake-tools.nvim, YOU CAN SEE WHICH COMMAND THIS PLUGIN EXECUTES HERE.",
-    "EXECUTOR: " .. executor .. " RUNNER: " .. runner,
-  })
-  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(scratch.buffer, "buflisted", false)
+  vim.schedule_wrap(function()
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(scratch.buffer, 0, 0, false, {
+      "THIS IS A SCRATCH BUFFER FOR cmake-tools.nvim, YOU CAN SEE WHICH COMMAND THIS PLUGIN EXECUTES HERE.",
+      "EXECUTOR: " .. executor .. " RUNNER: " .. runner,
+    })
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(scratch.buffer, "buflisted", false)
+  end)
 end
 
 function scratch.append(cmd)