diff --git a/core/plugins.vim b/core/plugins.vim
index 8ee0ee0..15bd195 100644
--- a/core/plugins.vim
+++ b/core/plugins.vim
@@ -479,11 +479,6 @@ endif
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""nvim-gdb settings""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 nnoremap <leader>dp :<C-U>GdbStartPDB python -m pdb %<CR>
 
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""register.nvim settings""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-let g:registers_show_empty_registers = 0
-let g:registers_window_border = 'single'
-let g:registers_window_max_width = 80
-
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""wilder.nvim settings""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 call wilder#enable_cmdline_enter()
 set wildcharm=<Tab>
diff --git a/lua/config/registers-nvim.lua b/lua/config/registers-nvim.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce9f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/config/registers-nvim.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- do not show empty registers
+vim.g.registers_show_empty_registers = 0
+
+-- register popup window border style
+vim.g.registers_window_border = 'rounded'
+
+-- register popup window width
+vim.g.registers_window_max_width = 80
+
+-- hide registers filled only with whitespace
+vim.g.registers_hide_only_whitespace = 1
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index 9741221..97d9e71 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ require("packer").startup({
     use({ "hkupty/iron.nvim", event = 'BufEnter', config = [[require('config.iron')]] })
 
     -- Show register content
-    use({"tversteeg/registers.nvim", event = 'BufEnter'})
+    use({"tversteeg/registers.nvim", event = 'BufEnter', config = [[require('config.registers-nvim')]]})
 
     -- The missing auto-completion for cmdline!
     use("gelguy/wilder.nvim")