diff --git a/glava.c b/glava.c
index f688a6a..4a2e70d 100644
--- a/glava.c
+++ b/glava.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 }
                 after:
                 if (sep >= 0) {
-                    parsed_type = strdup(optarg + sep + 1);
+                    parsed_type = optarg + sep + 1;
                     optarg[sep] = '\0';
                 }
                 parsed_name = optarg;
diff --git a/glsl_ext.c b/glsl_ext.c
index 10b2bca..4955142 100644
--- a/glsl_ext.c
+++ b/glsl_ext.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void ext_process(struct glsl_ext* ext, const char* f) {
                         for (size_t p = 0; p < bbuf_idx; ++p)
                             if (bbuf[p] == ':') sep = p;
                         if (sep >= 0) {
-                            parsed_default = strdup(bbuf + sep + 1);
+                            parsed_default = bbuf + sep + 1;
                             bbuf[sep] = '\0';
                         }
                         parsed_name = bbuf;
diff --git a/shaders/bars.glsl b/shaders/bars.glsl
index 41c7557..c0b321f 100644
--- a/shaders/bars.glsl
+++ b/shaders/bars.glsl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /* Bar color changes with height */
 #define GRADIENT (d / GRADIENT_POWER + 1)
 /* Bar color */
-#define COLOR (#3366b2 * GRADIENT)
+#define COLOR (@fg:#3366b2 * GRADIENT)
 /* Direction that the bars are facing, 0 for inward, 1 for outward */
 #define DIRECTION 0
 /* Whether to switch left/right audio buffers */