diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5a17dac..486954a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use utils::{parse_str_color, IntoFont, IntoFontStyle};
 
 use nvim_oxi as oxi;
 use oxi::{
-    api::{self, opts::*, types::*, Buffer, Error},
+    api::{self, opts::*, types::*, Error},
     Dictionary, Function,
 };
 use silicon::{
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ fn save_image(opts: Opts) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let code = get_lines(&opts)?;
 
-    let ft: oxi::String = Buffer::current().get_option("filetype")?;
+    // HACK: This allows us to avoid currently broken oxi APIs to get the filetype option.
+    // Instead we call into VimL and get the value that way -- super ghetto, but it works without
+    // any breaking changes from what I can tell.
+    let ft = oxi::api::exec("echo &filetype", true)?.ok_or_else(|| Error::Other(String::from("Unable to determine filetype!")))?;
 
     let syntax = ps
         .find_syntax_by_token(
-            ft.as_str()
-                .map_err(|e| Error::Other(format!("utf error: {e}")))?,
+            &ft
         )
         .ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("Could not find syntax for filetype.".to_owned()))?;
 
@@ -260,4 +262,4 @@ fn silicon() -> oxi::Result<Dictionary> {
         ("capture", Function::from_fn(save_image)),
         ("setup", Function::from_fn(setup)),
     ]))
-}
+}
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