diff --git a/television/cli/mod.rs b/television/cli/mod.rs
index 29ec7f7..43c2d90 100644
--- a/television/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/television/cli/mod.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl From<Cli> for PostProcessedCli {
             offset_expr: None,
         });
 
-        let channel: CableChannelPrototype;
+        let mut channel: CableChannelPrototype;
         let working_directory: Option<String>;
 
         let cable_channels = cable::load_cable_channels().unwrap_or_default();
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ impl From<Cli> for PostProcessedCli {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Some(preview_cmd) = &preview_command {
+            channel.preview_command = Some(preview_cmd.command.clone());
+            channel.preview_delimiter = Some(preview_cmd.delimiter.clone());
+            channel.preview_offset = preview_cmd.offset_expr.clone();
+        }
+
         Self {
             channel,
             preview_command,
diff --git a/television/preview/previewer.rs b/television/preview/previewer.rs
index 65a33ff..a700005 100644
--- a/television/preview/previewer.rs
+++ b/television/preview/previewer.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ impl Previewer {
     // fast for most standard file sizes, plus we're caching the previews,
     // I'm not sure the extra complexity is worth it.
     pub fn handle_request(&mut self, entry: &Entry) -> Option<Arc<Preview>> {
-        // check if we have a preview for the current request
-        if let Some(preview) = self.preview(entry) {
+        // check if we have a preview in cache for the current request
+        if let Some(preview) = self.cached(entry) {
             return Some(preview);
         }