diff --git a/OneMore/Commands/Styles/ApplyStylesCommand.cs b/OneMore/Commands/Styles/ApplyStylesCommand.cs
index 32a4881434..2b9c297cea 100644
--- a/OneMore/Commands/Styles/ApplyStylesCommand.cs
+++ b/OneMore/Commands/Styles/ApplyStylesCommand.cs
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ private bool ApplyStyles(List<Style> styles)
 						// spaceBetween should only apply to normal paragraphs
 						name == "p" ? spacing : null);
 
-					quick.Attribute("fontColor").Value = style.Color;
-					quick.Attribute("highlightColor").Value = style.Highlight;
+					quick.SetAttributeValue("fontColor", style.Color);
+					quick.SetAttributeValue("highlightColor", style.Highlight);
 
 					quick.SetAttributeValue("italic", style.IsItalic.ToString().ToLower());
 					quick.SetAttributeValue("bold", style.IsBold.ToString().ToLower());