diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index c4a116c6..49902446 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ reverse-thread-order=true
 # Default: less -Rc
 # pager=hx
 # pager=less -Rc -k ~/.config/lesskey
-pager=kak -ro -e 'set buffer filetype mail'
+; pager=kak -ro -e 'def -hidden ismailreader nop; set buffer filetype mail'
+pager=kak -e 'set buffer filetype mail'
 
 #
 # If an email offers several versions (multipart), you can configure which
diff --git a/.config/aerc/binds.conf b/.config/aerc/binds.conf
index 9e67af12..f45a29d6 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/binds.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/binds.conf
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ps = :patch switch <Tab>
 <Enter> = :recall<Enter>
 
 [view]
-/ = :toggle-key-passthrough<Enter>/
+\ = :toggle-key-passthrough<Enter>
 q = :close<Enter>
 O = :open<Enter>
 o = :open<Enter>
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
index de2b4e78..87dca6ec 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
@@ -73,13 +73,25 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=kdl %{
 }
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=mail %~
-    set-option window formatcmd '/home/fic/dev/utils/mail-utils/format.py'
-    set-option window comment_line '>'
-    try autospell-enable
-    hook -group mail-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
-    hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
-        unset-option window formatcmd
-        remove-hooks window mail-auto-format
+    nop %sh{ notify-send 'runs' }
+    try %{
+        ismailreader
+        nop %sh{ notify-send 'is mail reader' }
+    	try %{
+    		# remove these highlighters so everything displays properly
+    		remove-highlighter window/number-lines
+    		remove-highlighter window/show-whitespaces
+    		ui-wrap-disable
+    	}
+    } catch %{
+        set-option window formatcmd '/home/fic/dev/utils/mail-utils/format.py'
+        set-option window comment_line '>'
+        try autospell-enable
+        hook -group mail-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
+        hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
+            unset-option window formatcmd
+            remove-hooks window mail-auto-format
+        }
     }
 ~