diff --git a/src/tabs.py b/src/tabs.py
index ae20128c..2e4a8901 100644
--- a/src/tabs.py
+++ b/src/tabs.py
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ SHOW_NAME = {
 NS_MUC_USER = 'http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user'
 
 STATE_COLORS = {
-    'disconnected': 'COLOR_TAB_DISCONNECTED',
-    'message': 'COLOR_TAB_NEW_MESSAGE',
-    'highlight': 'COLOR_TAB_HIGHLIGHT',
-    'private': 'COLOR_TAB_PRIVATE',
-    'normal': 'COLOR_TAB_NORMAL',
-    'current': 'COLOR_TAB_CURRENT',
+        'disconnected': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_DISCONNECTED,
+        'message': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_NEW_MESSAGE,
+        'highlight': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_HIGHLIGHT,
+        'private': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_PRIVATE,
+        'normal': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_NORMAL,
+        'current': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_TAB_CURRENT,
     }
 
 class Tab(object):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Tab(object):
 
     @property
     def color(self):
-        return getattr(get_theme(), STATE_COLORS[self.state])
+        return STATE_COLORS[self.state]()
 
     @property
     def state(self):
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ class MucTab(ChatTab):
 
     @property
     def color(self):
-        return getattr(get_theme(), STATE_COLORS[self._room.state])
+        return STATE_COLORS[self._room.state]()
 
     def on_lose_focus(self):
         self._room.state = 'normal'
@@ -1181,8 +1181,8 @@ class PrivateTab(ChatTab):
     def color(self):
         if self._room.state == 'normal' or\
                 self._room.state == 'current':
-            return getattr(get_theme(), STATE_COLORS[self._room.state])
-        return getattr(get_theme(), 'COLOR_TAB_PRIVATE')
+            return STATE_COLORS[self._room.state]()
+        return get_theme().COLOR_TAB_PRIVATE
 
     def get_name(self):
         return self._room.name
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ class ConversationTab(ChatTab):
     def color(self):
         if self.state == 'normal' or \
                 self.state == 'current':
-                return getattr(get_theme(), STATE_COLORS[self.state])
+            return STATE_COLORS[self.state]()
         return get_theme().COLOR_TAB_PRIVATE
 
     def get_name(self):
diff --git a/src/windows.py b/src/windows.py
index c2c35170..1612e416 100644
--- a/src/windows.py
+++ b/src/windows.py
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ class UserList(Win):
     def __init__(self):
         Win.__init__(self)
         self.pos = 0
-        self.color_role = {'moderator': get_theme().COLOR_USER_MODERATOR,
-                           'participant':get_theme().COLOR_USER_PARTICIPANT,
-                           'visitor':get_theme().COLOR_USER_VISITOR,
-                           'none':get_theme().COLOR_USER_NONE,
-                           '':get_theme().COLOR_USER_NONE
-                           }
-        self.color_show = {'xa':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_XA,
-                           'none':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_NONE,
-                           '':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_NONE,
-                           'dnd':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_DND,
-                           'away':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_AWAY,
-                           'chat':get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_CHAT
-                           }
+        self.color_role = {'moderator': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_USER_MODERATOR,
+                'participant': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_USER_PARTICIPANT,
+                'visitor': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_USER_VISITOR,
+                'none': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_USER_NONE,
+                '': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_USER_NONE
+               }
+        self.color_show = {'xa': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_XA,
+                'none': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_NONE,
+                '': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_NONE,
+                'dnd': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_DND,
+                'away': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_AWAY,
+                'chat': lambda: get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_CHAT
+               }
 
     def scroll_up(self):
         self.pos += self.height-1
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ class UserList(Win):
                 if not user.role in self.color_role:
                     role_col = get_theme().COLOR_USER_NONE
                 else:
-                    role_col = self.color_role[user.role]
+                    role_col = self.color_role[user.role]()
                 if not user.show in self.color_show:
                     show_col = get_theme().COLOR_STATUS_NONE
                 else:
-                    show_col = self.color_show[user.show]
+                    show_col = self.color_show[user.show]()
                 if user.chatstate == 'composing':
                     char = 'X'
                 elif user.chatstate == 'active':