diff --git a/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc b/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
index 6900451..020f129 100644
--- a/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
+++ b/terminal/.config/vifm/vifmrc
@@ -444,7 +444,11 @@ filextype *.bmp,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.png,*.gif,*.xpm
         \ {View in gpicview}
         \ gpicview %c,
 fileviewer *.bmp,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.png,*.gif,*.xpm
-        \ viu -b -w %pw -h %ph -s %c
+        " to circumvent the bug: https://github.com/atanunq/viuer/issues/44
+        " thus, change the viuer library and build it with the new lib locally
+        " put it into the local bin directory and you can see full pics. 
+        " Otherwise falls back to block-sized display
+        \ exist ~/.local/bin/viu && env -u COLORTERM ~/.local/bin/viu -w %pw -s %c %pd || env -u COLORTERM viu -b -w %pw -s %c %pd
 
 " OpenRaster
 filextype *.ora