diff --git a/terminatorlib/configfile.py b/terminatorlib/configfile.py
index 3d4ab7f3..01272ef5 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/configfile.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/configfile.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ QuotedStrings = {"'": re.compile(r"'([^'\r\n]*)'"), '"': re.compile(r'"([^"\r\n]
 Section = re.compile(r"\[([^\r\n\]]+)\][ \f\t]*")
 Setting = re.compile(r"(\w+)\s*=\s*")
 
-PaletteColours = '(?:(?:#[0-9a-fA-F]{12}:){15}#[0-9a-fA-F]{12})'
-SingleColour   = '(?:#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}|#[0-9a-fA-F]{3})'
+PaletteColours = '(?:#[0-9a-fA-F]{12}:){15}#[0-9a-fA-F]{12}'
+SingleColour   = '#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}|#[0-9a-fA-F]{3}'
 
 Colourvalue = re.compile(group(PaletteColours, SingleColour))
 Barevalue = re.compile(r'((?:[^\r\n# \f\t]+|[^\r\n#]+(?!' + Ignore.pattern +'))+)')
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ class ConfigFile:
     self._currvalue = value
 
   def _line_ok(self):
-    section, setting, value = self._currsection, self._currsetting, self._currvalue
-    if value is None: return
+    if self._currvalue is None: return
     else:
       try:
         self.callback(self._currsection, self._currsetting, self._currvalue)