diff --git a/src/notebook.cc b/src/notebook.cc
index b2327b1..77e8f0f 100644
--- a/src/notebook.cc
+++ b/src/notebook.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ void Notebook::open(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path_, size_t notebook_i
     source_views.emplace_back(new Source::GenericView(file_path, language));
   
   auto source_view=source_views.back();
+  source_view->configure();
   
   source_view->scroll_to_cursor_delayed=[this](Source::BaseView* view, bool center, bool show_tooltips) {
     while(Gtk::Main::events_pending())
diff --git a/src/source_clang.cc b/src/source_clang.cc
index affe581..4a596ef 100644
--- a/src/source_clang.cc
+++ b/src/source_clang.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Source::ClangViewParse::ClangViewParse(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path,
       get_buffer()->create_tag(item.second);
     }
   }
-  configure();
   
   if(get_buffer()->size()==0 && (language->get_id()=="chdr" || language->get_id()=="cpphdr")) {
     disable_spellcheck=true;
diff --git a/src/source_diff.cc b/src/source_diff.cc
index 2ed28dc..a012b27 100644
--- a/src/source_diff.cc
+++ b/src/source_diff.cc
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ Source::DiffView::DiffView(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path, Glib::RefPt
   renderer->tag_removed=get_buffer()->create_tag("git_removed");
   renderer->tag_removed_below=get_buffer()->create_tag();
   renderer->tag_removed_above=get_buffer()->create_tag();
-  
-  configure();
 }
 
 Source::DiffView::~DiffView() {