diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/doc/languages/markdown.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/doc/languages/markdown.cpp
index 5957ddb80..e158bb27e 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/doc/languages/markdown.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/doc/languages/markdown.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ void addMarkdown() {
 
 		{ "inside_bold",
 		  {
-			  { { "include" }, "#strings", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#decorations_italic", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#decorations_strikethrough", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#links", "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#strings" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#decorations_italic" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#decorations_strikethrough" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#links" }, "normal" },
 		  } },
 
 		{ "decorations_bold",
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ void addMarkdown() {
 
 		{ "inside_italic",
 		  {
-			  { { "include" }, "#strings", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#decorations_bold", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#decorations_strikethrough", "normal" },
-			  { { "include" }, "#links", "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#strings" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#decorations_bold" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#decorations_strikethrough" }, "normal" },
+			  { { "include", "#links" }, "normal" },
 		  } },
 
 		{ "decorations_italic",
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/doc/syntaxtokenizer.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/doc/syntaxtokenizer.cpp
index bcdeec246..e9980f7ab 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/doc/syntaxtokenizer.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/doc/syntaxtokenizer.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static inline void popStack( SyntaxStateRestored& curState, SyntaxState& retStat
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ( curState.currentLevel > 0 )
+	if ( curState.currentLevel > 0 && fromPattern.hasSyntax() )
 		curState.currentLevel--;
 
 	if ( retState.langStack[curState.currentLevel] != 0 &&