diff --git a/lua/ts.lua b/lua/ts.lua
index 5f2fab3..9b4610a 100644
--- a/lua/ts.lua
+++ b/lua/ts.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ local M = {}
 ---@class ow.TS.Repo : ow.TS.RepoBase
 ---@field name string
 ---@field parsers ow.TS.Parser[]
+
+---@class RepoState
+---@field repo ow.TS.Repo
 ---@field path? string
 
 ---@class ow.TS.SingleRepoOpts : ow.TS.RepoBase
@@ -61,10 +64,10 @@ local function activate_open_buffers(lang)
     end
 end
 
----@param repo ow.TS.Repo
+---@param state RepoState
 ---@param parser ow.TS.Parser
-local function build(repo, parser)
-    local path = assert(repo.path, "repo not installed: " .. repo.name)
+local function build(state, parser)
+    local path = assert(state.path, "repo not installed: " .. state.repo.name)
     local cwd = parser.location and vim.fs.joinpath(path, parser.location)
         or path
     local out = parser_so(path, parser.lang)
@@ -229,35 +232,39 @@ function M.setup(opts)
         return { src = p[1], name = p.name, version = p.version }
     end, repos)
 
-    ---@type table<string, ow.TS.Repo>
+    ---@type RepoState[]
+    local states = {}
+    ---@type table<string, RepoState>
     local by_src = {}
-    for _, p in ipairs(repos) do
-        by_src[p[1]] = p
+    for _, repo in ipairs(repos) do
+        local state = { repo = repo }
+        table.insert(states, state)
+        by_src[repo[1]] = state
     end
 
     local pack = require("pack")
     local changed = pack.install(pack_specs, function(data)
-        local repo = by_src[data.spec.src]
-        if repo then
-            repo.path = data.path
+        local state = by_src[data.spec.src]
+        if state then
+            state.path = data.path
         end
     end)
 
-    for _, repo in ipairs(repos) do
-        pack.register_hook(repo.name, function(ev)
-            repo.path = ev.path
-            for _, parser in ipairs(repo.parsers) do
-                build(repo, parser)
+    for _, state in ipairs(states) do
+        pack.register_hook(state.repo.name, function(ev)
+            state.path = ev.path
+            for _, parser in ipairs(state.repo.parsers) do
+                build(state, parser)
             end
         end)
-        if not repo.path then
-            log.error("Repo not installed: %s", repo.name)
+        if not state.path then
+            log.error("Repo not installed: %s", state.repo.name)
             goto continue
         end
-        for _, parser in ipairs(repo.parsers) do
-            local so = parser_so(repo.path, parser.lang)
-            if changed[repo.name] or not vim.uv.fs_stat(so) then
-                build(repo, parser)
+        for _, parser in ipairs(state.repo.parsers) do
+            local so = parser_so(state.path, parser.lang)
+            if changed[state.repo.name] or not vim.uv.fs_stat(so) then
+                build(state, parser)
             else
                 vim.treesitter.language.add(parser.lang, { path = so })
             end