diff --git a/cmd/pterm.go b/cmd/pterm.go
index 28ef6c6e..23ba84d8 100644
--- a/cmd/pterm.go
+++ b/cmd/pterm.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import (
 
 func PTermSetup() {
 	pterm.Success.Prefix.Text = "✔︎"
+	pterm.Error.Prefix.Text = "✗"
+
+	pterm.DefaultSpinner.Sequence = []string{"⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏"}
+	pterm.DefaultSpinner.Delay = 80 * time.Millisecond
 
 	// ensure that only error messages are printed to the console,
 	// disrupting bubbletea rendering (and potentially getting overwritten).
diff --git a/cmd/theme.go b/cmd/theme.go
index a896a173..f94274e0 100644
--- a/cmd/theme.go
+++ b/cmd/theme.go
@@ -305,11 +305,6 @@ func MarkdownStyle() ansi.StyleConfig {
 	}
 }
 
-// var DotsSpinner = spinner.Spinner{
-// 	Frames: []string{"⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏"},
-// 	FPS:    80 * time.Millisecond,
-// }
-
 var titleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(ColorPalette.BgMain).Bold(true)
 var textStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(ColorPalette.LabelBase)
 var addedLineStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(ColorPalette.LabelControl).Background(ColorPalette.BgSuccess)