diff --git a/data/filedefs/filetypes.markdown b/data/filedefs/filetypes.markdown
index b5fe588a..4542a616 100644
--- a/data/filedefs/filetypes.markdown
+++ b/data/filedefs/filetypes.markdown
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 [styling]
 # Edit these in the colorscheme .conf file instead
 default=default
-strong=string_3
-emphasis=string_4
+strong=default,bold
+emphasis=default,italic
 header1=keyword_1
 header2=keyword_1
 header3=keyword_1