diff --git a/rc/tools/grep.kak b/rc/tools/grep.kak
index faef6ee92..60563166f 100644
--- a/rc/tools/grep.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/grep.kak
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# require-module jump
-
 declare-option -docstring "shell command run to search for subtext in a file/directory" \
     str grepcmd 'grep -RHn'
 
+provide-module grep %{
+
+require-module jump
+
 define-command -params .. -docstring %{
     grep [<arguments>]: grep utility wrapper
     All optional arguments are forwarded to the grep utility
@@ -58,3 +60,7 @@ define-command grep-next-match -docstring %{alias for "jump-next *grep*"} %{
 define-command grep-previous-match -docstring %{alias for "jump-previous *grep*"} %{
     jump-previous *grep*
 }
+
+}
+
+hook -once global KakBegin .* %{ require-module grep }
diff --git a/rc/tools/jump.kak b/rc/tools/jump.kak
index a50958b4c..51d0bca21 100644
--- a/rc/tools/jump.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/jump.kak
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-provide-module jump %§§
-
 declare-option -docstring "name of the client in which all source code jumps will be executed" \
     str jumpclient
 declare-option -docstring "name of the client in which utilities display information" \
     str toolsclient
 
+provide-module jump %{
+
 declare-option -hidden int jump_current_line 0
 
 define-command -hidden jump %{
@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ define-command -hidden jump-select-previous %{
     # See comment in jump-select-next
     execute-keys ge %opt{jump_current_line}g<a-h> <a-/>^[^:\n]+:\d+:<ret>
 }
+
+}
+
+hook -once global KakBegin .* %{ require-module jump }
diff --git a/rc/tools/make.kak b/rc/tools/make.kak
index 895877d13..5def6ee4c 100644
--- a/rc/tools/make.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/make.kak
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# require-module jump
-
 declare-option -docstring "shell command run to build the project" \
     str makecmd make
 declare-option -docstring "pattern that describes lines containing information about errors in the output of the `makecmd` command. Capture groups must be: 1: filename 2: line number 3: optional column 4: optional error description" \
     regex make_error_pattern "^([^:\n]+):(\d+):(?:(\d+):)? (?:fatal )?error:([^\n]+)?"
 
+provide-module make %{
 
+require-module jump
 
 define-command -params .. \
     -docstring %{
@@ -86,3 +86,7 @@ define-command make-next-error -docstring %{alias for "jump-next *make*"} %{
 define-command make-previous-error -docstring %{alias for "jump-previous *make*"} %{
     jump-previous *make*
 }
+
+}
+
+hook -once global KakBegin .* %{ require-module make }