diff --git a/lua/grug-far/actions/search.lua b/lua/grug-far/actions/search.lua
index 19ed1974..23828725 100644
--- a/lua/grug-far/actions/search.lua
+++ b/lua/grug-far/actions/search.lua
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ local fetchResults = require('grug-far/rg/fetchResults')
 local renderResultsHeader = require('grug-far/render/resultsHeader')
 local resultsList = require('grug-far/render/resultsList')
 
--- TODO (sbadragan): problem when you search if you go: -> ge -> g , it gets stuck
--- TODO (sbadragan): show progress when searching, helps with big searches
 local function search(params)
   local buf = params.buf
   local context = params.context
   local state = context.state
+  local isFinished;
 
   if state.abortSearch then
     state.abortSearch();
@@ -22,13 +21,15 @@ local function search(params)
     state.actionMessage = nil
     renderResultsHeader(buf, context)
     resultsList.clear(buf, context)
-    P('starting search')
   end)
 
-  state.abortSearch = fetchResults({
+  state.abortSearch, isFinished = fetchResults({
     inputs = state.inputs,
     options = context.options,
     on_fetch_chunk = vim.schedule_wrap(function(data)
+      if isFinished() then
+        return
+      end
       state.status = 'progress'
       state.progressCount = state.progressCount + 1
       state.stats = {
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ local function search(params)
       resultsList.appendResultsChunk(buf, context, data)
     end),
     on_finish = vim.schedule_wrap(function(status, errorMessage)
-      P('finish search with status ' .. (status or 'nil'))
       state.status = status
       if status == 'error' then
         state.stats = nil
         resultsList.setError(buf, context, errorMessage)
       elseif status == nil then
+        -- was aborted
         state.stats = nil
         state.actionMessage = nil
       end
diff --git a/lua/grug-far/opts.lua b/lua/grug-far/opts.lua
index 34566690..b6d6bef8 100644
--- a/lua/grug-far/opts.lua
+++ b/lua/grug-far/opts.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ M.defaultOptions = {
     search = "ex: foo    foo([a-z0-9]*)    fun\\(",
     replacement = "ex: bar    ${1}_foo    $$MY_ENV_VAR ",
     filesFilter = "ex: *.lua     *.{css,js}    **/docs/*.md",
-    flags = "ex: --help --hidden (-.) <relative-file-path> --ignore-case (-i) --multiline (-U) --fixed-strings (-F)",
+    flags =
+    "ex: --help --ignore-case (-i) <relative-file-path> --replace= (empty replace) --multiline (-U)",
   },
 
   -- strings to auto-fill in each input area at start
diff --git a/lua/grug-far/rg/fetchWithRg.lua b/lua/grug-far/rg/fetchWithRg.lua
index f2f3632d..ba082c8c 100644
--- a/lua/grug-far/rg/fetchWithRg.lua
+++ b/lua/grug-far/rg/fetchWithRg.lua
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
   local on_fetch_chunk = params.on_fetch_chunk
   local on_finish = params.on_finish
   local args = params.args
-  local isFinished = false
+  local finished = false
   local errorMessage = ''
 
+  local function isFinished()
+    return finished
+  end
+
   if not args then
+    finished = true
     on_finish(nil, nil)
-    return
+    return nil, isFinished
   end
 
   local stdout = uv.new_pipe()
@@ -31,11 +36,11 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
     code
   -- signal
   )
-    if isFinished then
+    if finished then
       return
     end
 
-    isFinished = true
+    finished = true
     closeHandle(stdout)
     closeHandle(stderr)
     closeHandle(handle)
@@ -49,15 +54,14 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
   end)
 
   local on_abort = function()
-    if isFinished then
+    if finished then
       return
     end
 
-    isFinished = true
+    finished = true
     closeHandle(stdout)
     closeHandle(stderr)
     closeHandle(handle)
-    P('terminating search')
     uv.kill(pid, uv.constants.SIGTERM)
 
     on_finish(nil, nil);
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
 
   local lastLine = ''
   uv.read_start(stdout, function(err, data)
-    if isFinished then
+    if finished then
       return
     end
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
   end)
 
   uv.read_start(stderr, function(err, data)
-    if isFinished then
+    if finished then
       return
     end
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ local function fetchWithRg(params)
     end
   end)
 
-  return on_abort
+  return on_abort, isFinished
 end
 
 return fetchWithRg