diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 9f0987b..cde852d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ version 0.17 (xx Jan 2012)
  the footer symbol.
  - aligned the space before and after the title across styles.
  - added an optional title to the casual style.
+ - changed the definition of the font styles to avoid undesired extra spacing.
 
 version 0.16 (15 Jan 2012)
  - added starred versions of \section and \subsection (that are identical to their
diff --git a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
index f2c2b09..02fd601 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 \renewcommand*{\hintfont}{}
 
 % styles
-\newcommand*{\namestyle}[1]{{\namefont\color{color0}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\titlestyle}[1]{{\titlefont\color{color2}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\addressstyle}[1]{{\addressfont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\quotestyle}[1]{{\quotefont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\sectionstyle}[1]{{\sectionfont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\subsectionstyle}[1]{{\subsectionfont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\hintstyle}[1]{{\hintfont\color{color0}#1}}
+\newcommand*{\namestyle}[1]{{\namefont\textcolor{color0}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\titlestyle}[1]{{\titlefont\textcolor{color2}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\addressstyle}[1]{{\addressfont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\quotestyle}[1]{{\quotefont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\sectionstyle}[1]{{\sectionfont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\subsectionstyle}[1]{{\subsectionfont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\hintstyle}[1]{{\hintfont\textcolor{color0}{#1}}}
 
 % length used
 \newlength{\quotewidth}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
index b441760..59917bd 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
 \renewcommand*{\hintfont}{\bfseries}
 
 % styles
-\newcommand*{\namestyle}[1]{{\namefont\color{color0}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\titlestyle}[1]{{\titlefont\color{color2}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\addressstyle}[1]{{\addressfont\color{color2}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\quotestyle}[1]{{\quotefont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\sectionstyle}[1]{{\sectionfont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\subsectionstyle}[1]{{\subsectionfont\color{color1}#1}}
-\newcommand*{\hintstyle}[1]{{\hintfont\color{color0}#1}}
+\newcommand*{\namestyle}[1]{{\namefont\textcolor{color0}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\titlestyle}[1]{{\titlefont\textcolor{color2}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\addressstyle}[1]{{\addressfont\textcolor{color2}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\quotestyle}[1]{{\quotefont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\sectionstyle}[1]{{\sectionfont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\subsectionstyle}[1]{{\subsectionfont\textcolor{color1}{#1}}}
+\newcommand*{\hintstyle}[1]{{\hintfont\textcolor{color0}{#1}}}
 
 % symbols
 \renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}{\labelitemi~}