diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers.lua
index 67ce831..d69f73f 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ local bat_maker = function(filename, lnum, start, finish)
 
   if has_less then
     if start then
-      table.insert(command, {"--pager", string.format("less -S +%s", start)})
+      table.insert(command, {"--pager", string.format("less -RS +%s", start)})
     else
       table.insert(command, {"--pager", "less -RS"})
     end