diff --git a/modules/gcal/display.go b/modules/gcal/display.go
index 26d5344b..81aff3f7 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/display.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/display.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) timeUntil(calEvent *CalEvent) string {
 func (widget *Widget) titleColor(calEvent *CalEvent) string {
 	color := widget.settings.colors.title
 
-	for _, untypedArr := range widget.settings.highlights {
+	for _, untypedArr := range widget.settings.colors.highlights {
 		highlightElements := utils.ToStrs(untypedArr.([]interface{}))
 
 		match, _ := regexp.MatchString(
diff --git a/modules/gcal/settings.go b/modules/gcal/settings.go
index 79943150..ca8e1127 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/settings.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/settings.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type colors struct {
 	highlights []interface{} `help:"A list of arrays that define a regular expression pattern and a color. If a calendar event title matches a regular expression, the title will be drawn in that colour. Over-rides the default title colour." values:"An array of a valid regular expression, any X11 color name." optional:"true"`
 }
 
+// Settings defines the configuration options for this module
 type Settings struct {
 	colors
 	common *cfg.Common
@@ -26,13 +27,14 @@ type Settings struct {
 	email                 string `help:"The email address associated with your Google account. Necessary for determining 'responseStatus'." values:"A valid email address string."`
 	eventCount            int    `help:"The number of calendar events to display." values:"A positive integer, 0..n." optional:"true"`
 	multiCalendar         bool   `help:"Whether or not to display your primary calendar or all calendars you have access to." values:"true or false" optional:"true"`
-	secretFile        	  string `help:"Your Google client secret JSON file." values:"A string representing a file path to the JSON secret file."`
-	showDeclined      	  bool   `help:"Whether or not to display events you’ve declined to attend." values:"true or false" optional:"true"`
-	withLocation      	  bool   `help:"Whether or not to show the location of the appointment." values:"true or false"`
-	timezone          	  string `help:"The time zone used to display calendar event times." values:"A valid TZ database time zone string" optional:"true"`
-	calendarReadLevel 	  string `help:"The calender read level specifies level you want to read events. Default: writer " values:"reader, writer", optional: "true"`
+	secretFile            string `help:"Your Google client secret JSON file." values:"A string representing a file path to the JSON secret file."`
+	showDeclined          bool   `help:"Whether or not to display events you’ve declined to attend." values:"true or false" optional:"true"`
+	withLocation          bool   `help:"Whether or not to show the location of the appointment." values:"true or false"`
+	timezone              string `help:"The time zone used to display calendar event times." values:"A valid TZ database time zone string" optional:"true"`
+	calendarReadLevel     string `help:"The calender read level specifies level you want to read events. Default: writer " values:"reader, writer" optional:"true"`
 }
 
+// NewSettingsFromYAML creates and returns an instance of Settings with configuration options populated
 func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, ymlConfig *config.Config, globalConfig *config.Config) *Settings {
 
 	settings := Settings{
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, ymlConfig *config.Config, globalConfig *co
 
 	settings.colors.day = ymlConfig.UString("colors.day", "forestgreen")
 	settings.colors.description = ymlConfig.UString("colors.description", "white")
+	settings.colors.highlights = ymlConfig.UList("colors.highlights")
 	settings.colors.past = ymlConfig.UString("colors.past", "gray")
 	settings.colors.title = ymlConfig.UString("colors.title", "white")