diff --git a/lua/custom/autocmds.lua b/lua/custom/autocmds.lua
index 7a5b89f..d23dfa7 100644
--- a/lua/custom/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/autocmds.lua
@@ -53,3 +53,11 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('FileType', {
     vim.opt_local.formatoptions = ''
   end,
 })
+
+-- tweak colorschemes and highlights after loading a new colorscheme
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('ColorScheme', {
+  group = augroup,
+  callback = function()
+    vim.cmd [[highlight Comment gui=NONE]] -- no italics for comments
+  end,
+})
diff --git a/lua/settings/theme.lua b/lua/settings/theme.lua
index f0d0986..51e0cca 100644
--- a/lua/settings/theme.lua
+++ b/lua/settings/theme.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 --
 -- Themery block
 -- This block will be replaced by Themery.
-vim.cmd("colorscheme tokyonight-storm")
-vim.g.theme_id = 10
+vim.cmd("colorscheme kanagawa-wave")
+vim.g.theme_id = 13
 -- end themery block