diff --git a/bin/seneca-repl-exec.js b/bin/seneca-repl-exec.js
index f83cdc4..33209ae 100755
--- a/bin/seneca-repl-exec.js
+++ b/bin/seneca-repl-exec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const { minify_sync } = require('terser')
 const JP = (arg) => JSON.parse(arg)
 const JS = (a0, a1) => JSON.stringify(a0, a1)
 
-const makesearchprompt = search => 'search: [' + search + '] '
+const makesearchprompt = (search) => 'search: [' + search + '] '
 const DISTANCE_TO_SEARCH_BOX = 2
 
 const state = {
@@ -318,28 +318,29 @@ function operate(spec, done) {
           if ('search' === state.connection.mode) {
             if (spec.name === 'backspace') {
               state.connection.search = state.connection.search.slice(0, -1)
-	    } else if (spec.ctrl && spec.name === 'u') {
-	      state.connection.search = ''
-	    } else if (key) { // NOTE: sometimes `key` is undefined (e.g. when an arrow-key is pressed)
-	      let cc = key.charCodeAt(0)
-	      if (31 < cc || 8 === cc) {
-		if (127 === cc || 8 === cc) {
-		  // state.connection.search =
-		  //  state.connection.search.substring(0,state.connection.search.length-1)
-		  // state.connection.offset = 0
-		} else {
-		  state.connection.search += key
-		}
-	      } else if ('r' == spec.name && spec.ctrl) {
-		state.connection.offset++
-	      }
-	    }
+            } else if (spec.ctrl && spec.name === 'u') {
+              state.connection.search = ''
+            } else if (key) {
+              // NOTE: sometimes `key` is undefined (e.g. when an arrow-key is pressed)
+              let cc = key.charCodeAt(0)
+              if (31 < cc || 8 === cc) {
+                if (127 === cc || 8 === cc) {
+                  // state.connection.search =
+                  //  state.connection.search.substring(0,state.connection.search.length-1)
+                  // state.connection.offset = 0
+                } else {
+                  state.connection.search += key
+                }
+              } else if ('r' == spec.name && spec.ctrl) {
+                state.connection.offset++
+              }
+            }
 
             let search = state.connection.search
 
             Readline.cursorTo(process.stdout, 0, () => {
               Readline.clearLine(process.stdout, 0)
-	      state.connection.readline.line = ''
+              state.connection.readline.line = ''
 
               // state.connection.readline.write(searchprompt)
 
@@ -349,9 +350,14 @@ function operate(spec, done) {
                 for (let i = 0; i < history.length; i++) {
                   if (history[i].includes(search)) {
                     if (0 === offset) {
-                      state.connection.readline.write(makesearchprompt(search) + history[i])
+                      state.connection.readline.write(
+                        makesearchprompt(search) + history[i],
+                      )
                       state.connection.found = history[i]
-                      Readline.moveCursor(process.stdout, -(DISTANCE_TO_SEARCH_BOX + history[i].length))
+                      Readline.moveCursor(
+                        process.stdout,
+                        -(DISTANCE_TO_SEARCH_BOX + history[i].length),
+                      )
                       break
                     } else {
                       offset--
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab52963..7272426 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@seneca/repl",
   "description": "Provides a client and server REPL for Seneca microservice systems.",
-  "version": "8.2.0",
+  "version": "8.2.1",
   "main": "dist/repl.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Richard Rodger (https://github.com/rjrodger)",