diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/lsp.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/lsp.lua
index 41e922d..2eed7b2 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/lsp.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/lsp.lua
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspAttach', {
         vim.keymap.set('n', '<F4>', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.code_action()<cr>', opts)
     end,
 })
+
+-- helper plugin configuration
+require'py_lsp'.setup{
+    host_python = '/usr/bin/python3',
+    default_venv_name = "venv",
+    language_server = "pylsp",
+}
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
index 4ecbded..ef17400 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ return {
     {'neovim/nvim-lspconfig', tag = 'v1.7.0'},  -- pin to a version thats compatible with nvim < 0.10
     {'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp'},
     {'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp'},
+    -- helper plugins
+    {'HallerPatrick/py_lsp.nvim'},
 }