diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index 1cd7af128..8d43b9f70 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -181,26 +181,26 @@ unzip_color(const uint32_t* data, int linesize, int begy, int begx,
   int didx = ctable_to_dtable(crec);
   unsigned char* srcsixels = stab->data + stab->sixelcount * didx;
   unsigned char* dstsixels = stab->data + stab->sixelcount * stab->colors;
-fprintf(stderr, "counts: src: %d dst: %d\n", deets->count, targdeets->count);
+fprintf(stderr, "counts: src: %d dst: %d src: %p dst: %p\n", deets->count, targdeets->count, srcsixels, dstsixels);
   int sixel = 0;
+int totalcount = 0;
   memset(deets, 0, sizeof(*deets));
   for(int visy = begy ; visy < (begy + leny) ; visy += 6){
     for(int visx = begx ; visx < (begx + lenx) ; visx += 1, ++sixel){
       if(srcsixels[sixel]){
         for(int sy = visy ; sy < (begy + leny) && sy < visy + 6 ; ++sy){
           if(srcsixels[sixel] & (1u << (sy - visy))){
+            ++totalcount;
             const uint32_t* rgb = (const uint32_t*)(data + (linesize / 4 * sy) + visx);
             unsigned char comps[RGBSIZE];
             break_sixel_comps(comps, *rgb, 0xff);
             if(comps[0] > r || comps[1] > g || comps[2] > b){
-              ++targdeets->count;
               dstsixels[sixel] |= (1u << (sy - visy));
               srcsixels[sixel] &= ~(1u << (sy - visy));
               update_deets(*rgb, targdeets);
 //fprintf(stderr, "%u/%u/%u comps: [%u/%u/%u]\n", r, g, b, comps[0], comps[1], comps[2]);
 //fprintf(stderr, "match sixel %d %u %u\n", sixel, srcsixels[sixel], 1u << (sy - visy));
             }else{
-              ++deets->count;
               update_deets(*rgb, deets);
             }
           }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fprintf(stderr, "counts: src: %d dst: %d\n", deets->count, targdeets->count);
       }
     }
   }
-fprintf(stderr, "counts: src: %d dst: %d\n", deets->count, targdeets->count);
+fprintf(stderr, "counts: src: %d dst: %d total: %d\n", deets->count, targdeets->count, totalcount);
 }
 
 // relax segment |coloridx|. we must have room for a new color. we find the
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ int sixel_blit(ncplane* nc, int linesize, const void* data, int begy, int begx,
     free(stable.deets);
     return -1;
   }
-  refine_color_table(data, linesize, begy, begx, leny, lenx, &stable);
+  //refine_color_table(data, linesize, begy, begx, leny, lenx, &stable);
   int r = sixel_blit_inner(nc, leny, lenx, &stable, bargs);
   free(stable.data);
   free(stable.deets);