diff --git a/src/demo/input.c b/src/demo/input.c
index 01570754c..a35045135 100644
--- a/src/demo/input.c
+++ b/src/demo/input.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ char32_t demo_getc(struct notcurses* nc, const struct timespec* ts, ncinput* ni)
   // yes, i'd like CLOCK_MONOTONIC too, but pthread_cond_timedwait() is based off
   // of crappy CLOCK_REALTIME :/
   // abstime shouldn't be further out than our maximum sleep time -- this can
-  // lead to 0 frames output during the wait (happening now with zoo FIXME)
+  // lead to 0 frames output during the wait
   if(ts){
     ns = timespec_to_ns(ts);
   }else{
diff --git a/src/lib/blit.c b/src/lib/blit.c
index 68f1c7309..e133c8cf3 100644
--- a/src/lib/blit.c
+++ b/src/lib/blit.c
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ sixel_blit(ncplane* nc, int placey, int placex, int linesize,
       // FIXME find sixels with common colors for single register program
       unsigned bitsused = 0; // once 63, we're done
       int colorreg = 1; // leave 0 as background
+      bool printed = false;
       for(int sy = y ; sy < dimy && sy < y + 6 ; ++sy){
         const uint32_t* rgb = (const uint32_t*)(data + (linesize * sy) + (visx * 4));
         if(ffmpeg_trans_p(ncpixel_a(*rgb))){
@@ -882,12 +883,14 @@ sixel_blit(ncplane* nc, int placey, int placex, int linesize,
           // FIXME use percentages(rgb)
           // bitstring is added to 63, resulting in [63, 126] aka '?'..'~'
           int n = snprintf(sixel + offset, sizeof(sixel) - offset,
-                           "#%d;2;%d;%d;%d%c", colorreg, 100, 100, 100, c);
+                           "%s#%d;2;%d;%d;%d#%d%c", printed ? "$" : "",
+                           colorreg, 100, 100, 100, colorreg, c);
           if(n < 0){
             return -1;
           }
           offset += n;
           ++colorreg;
+          printed = true;
         }
         if(bitsused == 63){
           break;
diff --git a/src/lib/direct.cpp b/src/lib/direct.cpp
index b2f6be033..9ae6a4de8 100644
--- a/src/lib/direct.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/direct.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ ncdirect_dump_plane(ncdirect* n, const ncplane* np, int xoff){
       if(term_emit(n->tcache.pixeloff, n->ttyfp, false)){
         return -1;
       }
+      pixelmode = false;
     }
     // FIXME replace with a SGR clear
     ncdirect_set_fg_default(n);