diff --git a/lua/pending/buffer.lua b/lua/pending/buffer.lua
index e36972e..bf598fc 100644
--- a/lua/pending/buffer.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/buffer.lua
@@ -145,16 +145,11 @@ local function apply_extmarks(bufnr, line_meta)
 end
 
 local function setup_highlights()
-  local function hl(name, opts)
-    if vim.fn.hlexists(name) == 0 or vim.tbl_isempty(vim.api.nvim_get_hl(0, { name = name })) then
-      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, name, opts)
-    end
-  end
-  hl('PendingHeader', { bold = true })
-  hl('PendingDue', { fg = '#888888', italic = true })
-  hl('PendingOverdue', { fg = '#e06c75', italic = true })
-  hl('PendingDone', { strikethrough = true, fg = '#666666' })
-  hl('PendingPriority', { fg = '#e06c75', bold = true })
+  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'PendingHeader',   { link = 'Title',           default = true })
+  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'PendingDue',      { link = 'DiagnosticHint',  default = true })
+  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'PendingOverdue',  { link = 'DiagnosticError', default = true })
+  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'PendingDone',     { link = 'Comment',         default = true })
+  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'PendingPriority', { link = 'DiagnosticWarn',  default = true })
 end
 
 ---@param bufnr? integer