diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
index 3aeffe8f..fff72375 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
     # explicitly load to avoid race condition
     require-module markdown
-	set-option window formatcmd "dprint fmt --stdin md"
+	# set-option window formatcmd "dprint fmt --stdin md"
+	set-option window formatcmd %{
+    	dprint fmt --stdin md || dprint fmt --stdin md --config "$HOME/.dprint.jsonc" -L info
+	}
 	hook -group markdown-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
 
     # override formatting commands