diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 7131f997..cf5fbada 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dialog-height = 90
 # Default: flags:4,name<20%,subject,date>=
 # index-columns=flags:4,name<20%,subject,date>=
 # index-columns=labels<=,name<=,subject<=,date>=
-index-columns=flags:=,labels<=,name<20%,subject,date>=
+index-columns=flags:4,labels<=,name<20%,subject,date>=
 
 #
 # Each name in index-columns must have a corresponding column-$name setting.
diff --git a/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen b/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
index d727b168..fe24fa4b 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
+++ b/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ header.fg = #B14242
 header.bold = true
 
 # msglist_read.fg = #b4b4b4
-msglist_read.dim = true
 msglist_unread.bold = true
+# msglist_read.dim = true
 msglist_read.italic = true
 # msglist_*.selected.reverse = true
 # msglist_unread.fg = #d5d5d5
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ quote_x.dim= true
 [user]
 labels.fg = #B14242
 name.fg = #b4b4b4
-labels.italic = true
+# labels.italic = true
 subject.fg = #B14242
 # subject.bold = true
 date.fg = #4A8B8B
 # labels.dim = true
+flags.fg = #D87C4A