diff --git a/autoload/zenbones.vim b/autoload/zenbones.vim
index 8b77b26..8c15f5e 100644
--- a/autoload/zenbones.vim
+++ b/autoload/zenbones.vim
@@ -13,5 +13,28 @@ function! zenbones#setup_colorscheme(...) abort
         lua require("zenbones.util").apply_colorscheme()
     else
         call zenbones#generated#{g:colors_name . (l:bg == v:null ? '_' . &background : '')}#load()
+
+        if has('terminal')
+            highlight! link StatusLineTerm StatusLine
+            highlight! link StatusLineTermNC StatusLineNC
+            let g:terminal_ansi_colors = [
+                        \ g:terminal_color_0,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_1,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_2,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_3,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_4,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_5,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_6,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_7,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_8,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_9,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_10,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_11,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_12,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_13,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_14,
+                        \ g:terminal_color_15
+                        \ ]
+        endif
     endif
 endfunction
diff --git a/lua/zenbones/shipwright/runners/vim.lua b/lua/zenbones/shipwright/runners/vim.lua
index b430e41..3cf255d 100644
--- a/lua/zenbones/shipwright/runners/vim.lua
+++ b/lua/zenbones/shipwright/runners/vim.lua
@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 local template = [[function! zenbones#generated#$name#load() abort
 $termcolors
 $vimcolors
-highlight! link StatusLineTerm StatusLine
-highlight! link StatusLineTermNC StatusLineNC
 
-if has('terminal')
-    let g:terminal_ansi_colors = [
-                \ g:terminal_color_0,
-                \ g:terminal_color_1,
-                \ g:terminal_color_2,
-                \ g:terminal_color_3,
-                \ g:terminal_color_4,
-                \ g:terminal_color_5,
-                \ g:terminal_color_6,
-                \ g:terminal_color_7,
-                \ g:terminal_color_8,
-                \ g:terminal_color_9,
-                \ g:terminal_color_10,
-                \ g:terminal_color_11,
-                \ g:terminal_color_12,
-                \ g:terminal_color_13,
-                \ g:terminal_color_14,
-                \ g:terminal_color_15
-                \ ]
+let s:italics = (&t_ZH != '' && &t_ZH != '') || has('gui_running') || has('nvim')
+if !s:italics
+" start_no_italics
+" end_no_italics
 endif
 endfunction]]
 
@@ -58,3 +41,26 @@ run(
 	{ overwrite, string.format("autoload/zenbones/generated/%s.vim", name) }
 )
 -- selene: deny(undefined_variable)
+
+local function remove_italics(specs)
+	local italic_specs = {}
+	for key, hl in pairs(specs) do
+		if hl.gui == "italic" and key ~= "Italic" then
+			table.insert(italic_specs, string.format("highlight %s gui=NONE cterm=NONE", key))
+		end
+	end
+	return italic_specs
+end
+
+-- selene: allow(undefined_variable)
+run(
+	specs,
+	remove_italics,
+	{
+		patchwrite,
+		string.format("autoload/zenbones/generated/%s.vim", name),
+		[[" start_no_italics]],
+		[[" end_no_italics]],
+	}
+)
+-- selene: deny(undefined_variable)