diff --git a/scripts/kks-buffers b/scripts/kks-buffers
index 89a5495..b99d480 100755
--- a/scripts/kks-buffers
+++ b/scripts/kks-buffers
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #
 # requires:
 # - fzf (https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)
-# - highlight (faster than bat) (https://gitlab.com/saalen/highlight)
+# - highlight (faster than bat, change to your liking) (https://gitlab.com/saalen/highlight)
+
+preview_cmd="highlight --line-range=1-100 -t 4 --force -O ansi -"
 
 kks get %val[buflist] |
 	grep -F "$*" |
-	fzf --height 100% --prompt 'buf> ' --preview 'kks cat -b {} | highlight --line-range=1-100 --force -O ansi' \
+	fzf --height 100% --prompt 'buf> ' --preview "kks cat -b {} | $preview_cmd" \
 		--header="[c-x] delete, [c-t] new scratch" \
 		--bind="ctrl-x:execute-silent(kks send -b {} delete-buffer)+reload(kks get %val[buflist])" \
 		--bind="ctrl-t:execute-silent(kks send edit -scratch {q})+reload(kks get %val[buflist])" |
diff --git a/scripts/kks-files b/scripts/kks-files
index 782ee89..3e42ec8 100755
--- a/scripts/kks-files
+++ b/scripts/kks-files
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 # requires:
 # - fd (https://github.com/sharkdp/fd)
 # - fzf (https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)
-# - highlight (faster than bat) (https://gitlab.com/saalen/highlight)
+# - highlight (faster than bat, change to your liking) (https://gitlab.com/saalen/highlight)
+
+preview_cmd="highlight --line-range=1-100 -t 4 --force -O ansi"
 
 fd --type file . "$@" |
-	fzf --multi --height 100% --prompt 'files> ' --preview 'highlight --line-range=1-100 --force -O ansi {}' |
+	fzf --multi --height 100% --prompt 'files> ' --preview "$preview_cmd {}" |
 	while read -r file; do
 		kks edit "$file"
 	done
diff --git a/scripts/kks-mru b/scripts/kks-mru
index 82e9e3f..d1141d0 100755
--- a/scripts/kks-mru
+++ b/scripts/kks-mru
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@
 #     }
 # }
 
-(fzf --height 100% --prompt 'mru> ' --preview 'highlight --line-range=1-100 --force -O ansi {}' |
+preview_cmd="highlight --line-range=1-100 -t 4 --force -O ansi"
+
+(fzf --height 100% --prompt 'mru> ' --preview "$preview_cmd {}" |
 	xargs -r kks edit) < ~/.cache/kak-mru