diff --git a/themes/q3aql-light.theme b/themes/q3aql-light.theme
index 4ae0ece..f109f2d 100644
--- a/themes/q3aql-light.theme
+++ b/themes/q3aql-light.theme
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ abstracts = {
   ##
 
   # text to insert at the beginning of each non-message line
-  line_start = "%B-%n!%B-%n ";
+  line_start = "%W-%n!%W-%n ";
 
   # timestamp styling, nothing by default
   timestamp = "%w(%Y$*%w)%n";
diff --git a/themes/q3aql.theme b/themes/q3aql.theme
index 3e760d9..28e3d0c 100644
--- a/themes/q3aql.theme
+++ b/themes/q3aql.theme
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ abstracts = {
   ##
 
   # text to insert at the beginning of each non-message line
-  line_start = "%b-%n!%b-%n ";
+  line_start = "%w-%n!%w-%n ";
 
   # timestamp styling, nothing by default
   timestamp = "%w(%y$*%w)%n";