diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a0f64b..b789756 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ There is no need to call setup if you are ok with the defaults.
 -- Default options:
 require('kanso').setup({
     bold = true,                 -- enable bold fonts
+    italics = true,             -- enable italics
     compile = false,             -- enable compiling the colorscheme
     undercurl = true,            -- enable undercurls
     commentStyle = { italic = true },
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ require('kanso').setup({
     keywordStyle = { italic = true},
     statementStyle = {},
     typeStyle = {},
-    disableItalics = false,
     transparent = false,         -- do not set background color
     dimInactive = false,         -- dim inactive window `:h hl-NormalNC`
     terminalColors = true,       -- define vim.g.terminal_color_{0,17}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ require('kanso').setup({
     overrides = function(colors)
         return {
             -- Assign a static color to strings
-            String = { fg = colors.palette.carpYellow, italic = not config.disableItalics },
+            String = { fg = colors.palette.carpYellow, italic = config.italics },
             -- theme colors will update dynamically when you change theme!
             SomePluginHl = { fg = colors.theme.syn.type, bold = true },
         }
diff --git a/lua/kanso/highlights/plugins.lua b/lua/kanso/highlights/plugins.lua
index 1e4b3ed..1c0aa70 100644
--- a/lua/kanso/highlights/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/kanso/highlights/plugins.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         NvimTreeSymlink = { link = "Type" },
         NvimTreeFolderName = { link = "Directory" },
         NvimTreeExecFile = { fg = theme.syn.string, bold = config.bold },
-        NvimTreeOpenedFile = { fg = theme.syn.special1, italic = not config.disableItalics },
+        NvimTreeOpenedFile = { fg = theme.syn.special1, italic = config.italics },
         NvimTreeWinSeparator = { link = "WinSeparator" },
         NvimTreeWindowPicker = {
             bg = config.transparent and theme.ui.none or theme.ui.bg_m1,
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         NeotestFile = { fg = theme.syn.fun },
         NeotestFocused = { bold = config.bold, underline = true },
         NeotestIndent = { fg = theme.ui.special, bold = config.bold },
-        NeotestMarked = { fg = theme.diag.warning, italic = not config.disableItalics },
+        NeotestMarked = { fg = theme.diag.warning, italic = config.italics },
         NeotestNamespace = { fg = theme.syn.fun },
         NeotestPassed = { fg = theme.diag.ok },
         NeotestRunning = { fg = theme.vcs.changed },
diff --git a/lua/kanso/highlights/syntax.lua b/lua/kanso/highlights/syntax.lua
index 390e710..d419c19 100644
--- a/lua/kanso/highlights/syntax.lua
+++ b/lua/kanso/highlights/syntax.lua
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
 
     return {
         -- *Comment	any comment
-        Comment = vim.tbl_extend(
-            "force",
-            { fg = theme.syn.comment },
-            config.disableItalics and {} or config.commentStyle
-        ),
+        Comment = vim.tbl_extend("force", { fg = theme.syn.comment }, not config.italics and {} or config.commentStyle),
 
         -- *Constant	any constant
         Constant = { fg = theme.syn.constant },
@@ -41,11 +37,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         --  Operator	"sizeof", "+", "*", etc.
         Operator = { fg = theme.syn.operator },
         --  Keyword	any other keyword
-        Keyword = vim.tbl_extend(
-            "force",
-            { fg = theme.syn.keyword },
-            config.disableItalics and {} or config.keywordStyle
-        ),
+        Keyword = vim.tbl_extend("force", { fg = theme.syn.keyword }, not config.italics and {} or config.keywordStyle),
         --  Exception	try, catch, throw
         Exception = { fg = theme.syn.special2 },
 
@@ -74,7 +66,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         -- *Underlined	text that stands out, HTML links
         Underlined = { fg = theme.syn.special1, underline = true },
         Bold = { bold = config.bold },
-        Italic = { italic = not config.disableItalics },
+        Italic = { italic = config.italics },
 
         -- *Ignore		left blank, hidden  |hl-Ignore|
         Ignore = { link = "NonText" },
diff --git a/lua/kanso/highlights/treesitter.lua b/lua/kanso/highlights/treesitter.lua
index 583437d..5d42578 100644
--- a/lua/kanso/highlights/treesitter.lua
+++ b/lua/kanso/highlights/treesitter.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         -- @variable                       various variable names
         ["@variable"] = { fg = theme.ui.fg },
         -- @variable.builtin (Special)     built-in variable names (e.g. `this`, `self`)
-        ["@variable.builtin"] = { fg = theme.syn.special2, italic = not config.disableItalics },
+        ["@variable.builtin"] = { fg = theme.syn.special2, italic = config.italics },
         -- @variable.parameter             parameters of a function
         ["@variable.parameter"] = { fg = theme.syn.parameter },
         -- @variable.parameter.builtin     special parameters (e.g. `_`, `it`)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function M.setup(colors, config)
         ["@keyword.return"] = vim.tbl_extend(
             "force",
             { fg = theme.syn.special3 },
-            config.disableItalics and {} or config.keywordStyle
+            not config.italics and {} or config.keywordStyle
         ),
         -- @keyword.debug          keywords related to debugging
         -- @keyword.exception      keywords related to exceptions (e.g. `throw`, `catch`)
diff --git a/lua/kanso/init.lua b/lua/kanso/init.lua
index a29fac3..6272db0 100644
--- a/lua/kanso/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kanso/init.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local M = {}
 ---@class KansoConfig
 M.config = {
     bold = true,
+    italics = true,
     undercurl = true,
     commentStyle = { italic = true },
     functionStyle = {},
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ M.config = {
     transparent = false,
     dimInactive = false,
     terminalColors = true,
-    disableItalics = false,
     colors = { theme = { zen = {}, pearl = {}, ink = {}, all = {} }, palette = {} },
     ---@type fun(colors: KansoColorsSpec): table<string, table>
     overrides = function()