diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 611c92ea..ceec657d 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::SkimItem;
 use crate::field::FieldRange;
 use crate::field::get_string_by_field;
+use crate::helper::item::strip_ansi;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
@@ -103,10 +104,7 @@ pub fn printf(
     query: &str,
     command_query: &str,
 ) -> String {
-    let (item_text, field_text) = match current {
-        Some(ref s) => (s.text().into_owned(), s.output().into_owned()),
-        None => (String::default(), String::default()),
-    };
+    let item_text = current.as_ref().map(|s| strip_ansi(&s.output()).0).unwrap_or_default();
     // Replace static fields first
     let mut res = pattern.replace(replstr, &escape_arg(&item_text));
 
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn printf(
                 if pattern.is_empty() {
                     replaced.push_str("{}");
                 } else if let Some(range) = FieldRange::from_str(&pattern) {
-                    let replacement = get_string_by_field(delimiter, &field_text, &range).unwrap_or_default();
+                    let replacement = get_string_by_field(delimiter, &item_text, &range).unwrap_or_default();
                     replaced.push_str(&escape_arg(replacement));
                 } else {
                     log::warn!("Failed to build field range from {pattern}");
diff --git a/tests/preview.rs b/tests/preview.rs
index cdc69994..9ce43c7d 100644
--- a/tests/preview.rs
+++ b/tests/preview.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sk_test!(preview_preserve_quotes, @cmd "echo \"'\\\"ABC\\\"'\"", &["--preview",
     @capture[*] contains("X'\"ABC\"'X");
 });
 
-sk_test!(preview_nul_char, @cmd "echo -ne 'a\\0b'", &["--preview", "'echo -en \"{..}\" | hexdump -C'"], {
+sk_test!(preview_nul_char, @cmd "echo -ne 'a\\0b'", &["--preview", "'echo -en \"{}\" | hexdump -C'"], {
     @capture[0] starts_with(">");
     @capture[*] contains("61 00 62");
 });