diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 354c437..73d2909 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 static const char *url_regex = "(ftp|http)s?://[-a-zA-Z0-9.?$%&/=_~#.,:;+()]*";
-
 static const char *term = "vte-256color";
 
 // keybindings
diff --git a/termite.c b/termite.c
index d4eea1e..a6338e1 100644
--- a/termite.c
+++ b/termite.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void load_config(GtkWindow *window, VteTerminal *vte,
             vte_terminal_set_visible_bell(vte, cfgbool);
         if (get_config_boolean(config, "options", "mouse_autohide", &cfgbool))
             vte_terminal_set_mouse_autohide(vte, cfgbool);
-        if (get_config_boolean(config, "options", "bold_allowed", &cfgbool))
+        if (get_config_boolean(config, "options", "allow_bold", &cfgbool))
             vte_terminal_set_allow_bold(vte, cfgbool);
         if (get_config_boolean(config, "options", "dynamic_title", &cfgbool))
             *dynamic_title = cfgbool;