diff --git a/components/config/src/config/mod.rs b/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
index b0ab5426..415f215b 100644
--- a/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ pub struct Config {
     translations: HashMap<String, languages::TranslateTerm>,
 
     /// Whether to highlight all code blocks found in markdown files. Defaults to false
-    pub highlight_code: bool,
+    highlight_code: bool,
     /// Which themes to use for code highlighting. See Readme for supported themes
     /// Defaults to "base16-ocean-dark"
-    pub highlight_theme: String,
+    highlight_theme: String,
 
     /// Whether to generate a feed. Defaults to false.
     pub generate_feed: bool,
diff --git a/components/config/src/highlighting.rs b/components/config/src/highlighting.rs
index b1a16353..2d733d10 100644
--- a/components/config/src/highlighting.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/highlighting.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 
 /// Returns the highlighter and whether it was found in the extra or not
 pub fn get_highlighter(language: Option<&str>, config: &Config) -> (HighlightLines<'static>, bool) {
-    let theme = &THEME_SET.themes[&config.highlight_theme];
+    let theme = &THEME_SET.themes[config.highlight_theme()];
     let mut in_extra = false;
 
     if let Some(ref lang) = language {
diff --git a/components/rendering/src/markdown/codeblock.rs b/components/rendering/src/markdown/codeblock.rs
index b273664f..b5120c7b 100644
--- a/components/rendering/src/markdown/codeblock.rs
+++ b/components/rendering/src/markdown/codeblock.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct CodeBlock<'config> {
 impl<'config> CodeBlock<'config> {
     pub fn new(fence_info: &str, config: &'config Config, background: IncludeBackground) -> Self {
         let fence_info = FenceSettings::new(fence_info);
-        let theme = &THEME_SET.themes[&config.highlight_theme];
+        let theme = &THEME_SET.themes[config.highlight_theme()];
         let (highlighter, in_extra) = get_highlighter(fence_info.language, config);
         Self {
             highlighter,