diff --git a/website/astro.config.mjs b/website/astro.config.mjs
index 33348a5..b2bbb13 100644
--- a/website/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/website/astro.config.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@ export default defineConfig({
       lastmod: new Date(),
       filter: (page) => !page.includes("/blog"),
     }),
-    inline(),
+    inline({
+      // @playform/inline wraps the `beasties` library, so the config
+      // key is "Beasties" (not "Critters"). An unrecognized key is
+      // silently ignored — which is how the initial fix missed its
+      // target and docs pages kept rendering unstyled with the
+      // default "media" preload strategy.
+      Beasties: {
+        // "swap" converts deferred links to preloads that swap to
+        // rel="stylesheet" once loaded, while still inlining critical
+        // CSS so the page renders styled on first paint.
+        preload: "swap",
+      },
+    }),
   ],
   markdown: {
     shikiConfig: {