diff --git a/templates/solarized8_flat.colortemplate b/templates/solarized8_flat.colortemplate
index 154fb87..07d771d 100644
--- a/templates/solarized8_flat.colortemplate
+++ b/templates/solarized8_flat.colortemplate
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ endif
 endverbatim
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