diff --git a/data/templates/default.latex b/data/templates/default.latex
index c98f53bb6..50fad2a49 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.latex
+++ b/data/templates/default.latex
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ $if(keywords)$
 $endif$
 $if(colorlinks)$
   colorlinks=true,
-  linkcolor=$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$Maroon$endif$,
-  filecolor=$if(filecolor)$$filecolor$$else$Maroon$endif$,
-  citecolor=$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$Blue$endif$,
-  urlcolor=$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$Blue$endif$,
+  linkcolor={$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$Maroon$endif$},
+  filecolor={$if(filecolor)$$filecolor$$else$Maroon$endif$},
+  citecolor={$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$Blue$endif$},
+  urlcolor={$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$Blue$endif$},
 $else$
   hidelinks,
 $endif$