diff --git a/lf_preview.sh b/lf_preview.sh
index 459b71c..6a2ddb0 100755
--- a/lf_preview.sh
+++ b/lf_preview.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ case "$MIME" in
         ;;
     # .jpeg, png etc.
     *image/*)
-        chafa -f sixel -s "$2x$3" "$1"
+        chafa -f sixel -s "$2x$3" "$1" --polite on
         ;;
     # .7z
     *application/x-7z-compressed*)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ case "$MIME" in
         unzip -l "$1"
         ;;
     *text/markdown*)
-        pandoc $1 > /tmp/lf_preview.html && cutycapt --url=file:///tmp/lf_preview.html --out=/tmp/lf_preview.png && chafa -s "$2x$3" -f sixel /tmp/lf_preview.png
+        pandoc $1 > /tmp/lf_preview.html && cutycapt --url=file:///tmp/lf_preview.html --out=/tmp/lf_preview.png && chafa -s "$2x$3" -f sixel /tmp/lf_preview.png --polite on
 	;;
     # any plain text file that doesn't have a specific handler
     *text/plain*)