diff --git a/lua/chafa/health.lua b/lua/chafa/health.lua
index 5e007fb..6cfaa94 100644
--- a/lua/chafa/health.lua
+++ b/lua/chafa/health.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 local M = {}
 
 M.check = function()
-  vim.health.report_start("chafa.nvim health check")
+  vim.health.start("chafa.nvim health check")
   if vim.fn.executable("chafa") == 1 then
-    vim.health.report_ok("no issues found")
+    vim.health.ok("no issues found")
   else
-    vim.health.report_error("chafa executable not found")
-    vim.health.report_info("Follow installations instructions at https://hpjansson.org/chafa/download/")
+    vim.health.error("chafa executable not found")
+    vim.health.info("Follow installations instructions at https://hpjansson.org/chafa/download/")
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/chafa/init.lua b/lua/chafa/init.lua
index cb59573..3a26e7a 100644
--- a/lua/chafa/init.lua
+++ b/lua/chafa/init.lua
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ local global_opts = nil
 
 ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: unused-local
 local get_image_data_sync = function(buf_path, width, height, opts, callback)
-  local command = { "chafa", buf_path, "--size", width .. "x" .. height }
+  local command = { "chafa", buf_path, "--size", width .. "x" .. height, "--format", "symbols", "--polite", "on" }
 
   vim.fn.jobstart(command, {
     stdout_buffered = true,
     on_stdout = function(_, data)
       if data then
-        table.remove(data)
         callback(data)
       end
     end,