diff --git a/lib/preview.bash b/lib/preview.bash
index 96fafae7..46c1618a 100644
--- a/lib/preview.bash
+++ b/lib/preview.bash
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function _bash-it-preview() {
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 	for BASH_IT_THEME in "${themes[@]}"; do
 		BASH_IT_LOG_LEVEL=0
-		bash --init-file "${BASH_IT_BASHRC:-${BASH_IT?}/bash_it.sh}" -i <<< '_bash-it-flash-term "${#BASH_IT_THEME}" "${BASH_IT_THEME}"'
+		bash --init-file "${BASH_IT?}/bash_it.sh" -i <<< '_bash-it-flash-term "${#BASH_IT_THEME}" "${BASH_IT_THEME}"'
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/search.bash b/lib/search.bash
index 7073f879..247e6294 100644
--- a/lib/search.bash
+++ b/lib/search.bash
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function _bash-it-flash-term() {
 	local -i len="${1:-0}" # redundant
 	local term="${2:-}"
 	# as currently implemented, `$match` has already been printed to screen the first time
-	local delay=0.1
+	local delay=0.2
 	local color
 	[[ "${#term}" -gt 0 ]] && len="${#term}"