diff --git a/src/components/parser.cpp b/src/components/parser.cpp
index 4df94b37..e1d98611 100644
--- a/src/components/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/components/parser.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ void parser::codeblock(string&& data, const bar_settings& bar) {
         break;
 
       case 'U':
-        m_sig.emit(change_underline{parse_color(value, bar.underline.color)});
-        m_sig.emit(change_overline{parse_color(value, bar.overline.color)});
+        m_sig.emit(change_underline{color(m_ul, value, bar.underline.color)});
+        m_sig.emit(change_overline{color(m_ol, value, bar.overline.color)});
         break;
 
       case 'u':