diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
index 4a4e6c18..7e1d174c 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # format markdown, ignoring block images!
 define-command markdown-fmt %{
-    evaluate-commands -draft -save-regs "/l" %{
+    evaluate-commands -draft -save-regs "/lf" %{
         # block level images regex
         set-register / '(?S)^\h*!\[.*\]\(.*\)$'
         # select, yank, replace with comment
         try %{
-            execute-keys '%s<ret>"lyc<lt>!--img𝅙img--<gt><esc>'
+            execute-keys -draft '%s<ret>"lyc<lt>!--img𝅙img--<gt><esc>'
         }
         # pass to formatter
         format
         # select the comments, replace with original image
         set-register / '(?S)^\h*<!--img𝅙img-->'
         try %{
-            execute-keys '%s<ret>"lR'
+            execute-keys -draft '%s<ret>"lR'
         }
     }
 }