diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index fe52cf3d..2d2c7a2f 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ set wrapscroll
 set period 1
 set cursorpreviewfmt "\033[7;90m"
 set promptfmt # this is set in a function later
+set previewer ~/.config/lf/preview/ueberzug
+set cleaner ~/.config/lf/preview/clean
 
 # HACK: This is needed to trigger the opening function of the taolf nvim plugin
 cmd open ${{
@@ -198,32 +200,33 @@ cmd extract ${{
     done
 }}
 
-cmd set_previewer &{{
-    if [ "${1}" = "sixel" ]; then
-        lf -remote "send $id :set sixel; set previewer ~/.config/lf/preview/sixel"
-        # echo 'Previewer set to sixel'
-    elif [ "${1}" = "ueberzug" ]; then
-        lf -remote "send $id :set cleaner ~/.config/lf/preview/clean; set previewer  ~/.config/lf/preview/ueberzug"
-        # echo 'Previewer set to ueberzug'
-    else
-        lf -remote "send $id :set previewer ~/.config/lf/preview/chafa"
-        # echo 'Previewer set to chafa'
-    fi
-}}
+# cmd set_previewer &{{
+#     if [ "${1}" = "sixel" ]; then
+#         lf -remote "send $id :set sixel; set previewer ~/.config/lf/preview/sixel"
+#         # echo 'Previewer set to sixel'
+#     elif [ "${1}" = "ueberzug" ]; then
+#         lf -remote "send $id :set cleaner ~/.config/lf/preview/clean; set previewer  ~/.config/lf/preview/ueberzug"
+#         # echo 'Previewer set to ueberzug'
+#     else
+#         lf -remote "send $id :set previewer ~/.config/lf/preview/chafa"
+#         # echo 'Previewer set to chafa'
+#     fi
+# }}
 
 # HACK: This is a dirty hack to have an lf terminal that I can "exit" out of into a shell
 cmd new_lf_term &{{
     mapcmd='map q $sh -c "tmux; kill $id"'
-    previewercmd="set_previewer $(basename "$lf_previewer")"
-    $TERMINAL -e lfX -command "${previewercmd}; ${mapcmd}"
+    # previewercmd="set_previewer $(basename "$lf_previewer")"
+    # $TERMINAL -e lfX -command "${previewercmd}; ${mapcmd}"
+    $TERMINAL -e lfX -command "$mapcmd"
 }}
 
 &{{
     set +u
-    previewer=ueberzug
+    # previewer=ueberzug
     # [ -n "$TMUX" ] && previewer=ueberzug
     # [ -n "$VIM" ] && previewer=chafa
-    lf -remote "send $id set_previewer $previewer"
+    # lf -remote "send $id set_previewer $previewer"
 
     # Clean up tags that don't exist anymore
     # BUG: causes an obscure lf crash when tags are empty