diff --git a/reporting/md_color.py b/reporting/md_color.py
index 793f5f0..ba2528f 100755
--- a/reporting/md_color.py
+++ b/reporting/md_color.py
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ blocks=['block_quote', 'multiline_code','hrule', 'heading','lheading','list_bull
 
 inline_match={
     'bold1':         {'re':re.compile(r'(^| |})(_[^_]+_)'), 
-                        'bc':'\\1${W}\\2','dc':'${W}\\1\\2'}, # _bold_
+                        'bc':'\\1${W}\\2','dc':'\\1${W}\\2'}, # _bold_
     'bold2':         {'re':re.compile(r'(^| |})(\*{1,2}[^\*]+\*{1,2})'), 
-                        'bc':'\\1${W}\\2','dc':'${W}\\1\\2'}, # **bold**
+                        'bc':'\\1${W}\\2','dc':'\\1${W}\\2'}, # **bold**
     'code':          {'re':re.compile(r'([`]+[^`]+[`]+)'),
                         'bc':'${c}\\1','dc':'${m}\\1'},  # `code`
     'code_special':  {'re':re.compile(r'([`]+[^`]+[`]+)([!>])'),