diff --git a/src/lib/kitty.c b/src/lib/kitty.c
index 6dfc5b18a..1ede87ff3 100644
--- a/src/lib/kitty.c
+++ b/src/lib/kitty.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int kitty_wipe_animation(sprixel* s, int ycell, int xcell){
   }
   logdebug("Wiping sprixel %u at %d/%d\n", s->id, ycell, xcell);
   FILE* fp = s->mstreamfp;
-  fprintf(fp, "\e_Ga=f,x=%d,y=%d,s=%d,v=%d,i=%d,X=1,r=1,q=2;",
+  fprintf(fp, "\e_Ga=f,x=%d,y=%d,s=%d,v=%d,i=%d,X=1,c=1,q=2;",
           xcell * s->cellpxx,
           ycell * s->cellpxy,
           s->cellpxx,
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ int kitty_rebuild_selfref(sprixel* s, int ycell, int xcell, uint8_t* auxvec){
   const int xlen = xstart + s->cellpxx > s->pixx ? s->pixx - xstart : s->cellpxx;
   const int ylen = ystart + s->cellpxy > s->pixy ? s->pixy - ystart : s->cellpxy;
   logdebug("rematerializing %u at %d/%d (%dx%d)\n", s->id, ycell, xcell, ylen, xlen);
-  fprintf(fp, "\e_Ga=c,x=%d,y=%d,X=%d,Y=%d,w=%d,h=%d,i=%d,r=1,q=2;\x1b\\",
+  fprintf(fp, "\e_Ga=c,x=%d,y=%d,X=%d,Y=%d,w=%d,h=%d,i=%d,c=2,r=1,q=2;\x1b\\",
           xcell * s->cellpxx, ycell * s->cellpxy,
           xcell * s->cellpxx, ycell * s->cellpxy,
           xlen, ylen, s->id);