diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
index 896aa73..8ecb918 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ call SetColor('DiffText',     '#cccccc', '#101010', '',        '#A9CCD6',
 call SetColor('EndOfBuffer',  '#121212', '',        '#bbbbbb', '',        '')
 call SetColor('ErrorMsg',     '#ff0000', '',        '#222222', '#ffaaaa', 'bold')
 call SetColor('VertSplit',    '#090909', '#090909', g:l_normal_bg, g:l_normal_bg, '')
-call SetColor('Folded',       '#666666', '',        '#555555', '',        'bold')
+call SetColor('Folded',       '#666666', '',        '#777777', '',        'bold')
 call SetColor('FoldColumn',   '#262626', '#111111', '#a6a6a6', g:ui_l_bg, '')
 call SetColor('SignColumn',   '#eeeeee', '',        '#555555', '',        '')
 call SetColor('LineNr',       '#3a3a3a', '',        '#999999', '',        '')
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ call SetColor('QuickFixLine', '#ff0000', '',        '#222222', '',        'bold'
 call SetColor('Search',       '#ffffff', '',        '',        '#c1e7f4', '')
 call SetColor('IncSearch',    '#000000', '#ffffff', '',        '#00baff', '')
 call SetColor('SpecialKey',   '#eeeeee', '',        '#ccaaaa', '',        'bold')
-call SetColor('SpellBad',     '#aa0000', '#220000', '',        '#f7dfdf', 'underline')
-call SetColor('SpellCap',     '#550000', '#220000', '',        '#f2e6e6', 'underline')
+call SetColor('SpellBad',     '#aa0000', '#220000', '',        '#f7dfdf', 'bold')
+call SetColor('SpellCap',     '#550000', '#220000', '',        '#f2e6e6', 'bold')
 " SpellLocal
 " SpellRare
 call SetColor('TabLine',      '#777777', '#111111', '#777777', g:ui_l_bg, 'italic')
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ endif
 
 "" #ale highlighting
 ""{{{
-"hi! def link ALEErrorSign           mInterfaceError
-"hi! def link ALEWarningSign         mInterfaceWarning
+hi ALEErrorSign guifg=#ee7777 cterm=bold gui=bold
+hi ALEWarningSign guifg=#ee7777 cterm=bold gui=bold
 ""}}}
 
 "" #bufexplorer highlighting