Index: src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c
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--- src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c	(revision 4350)
+++ src/fe-common/core/hilight-text.c	(working copy)
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@
 
 void hilight_update_text_dest(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, HILIGHT_REC *rec)
 {
-	dest->level |= MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT;
 
 	if (rec->priority > 0)
 		dest->hilight_priority = rec->priority;
@@ -302,7 +301,10 @@
 	if (rec->act_color != NULL && strcmp(rec->act_color, "%n") == 0)
 		dest->level |= MSGLEVEL_NO_ACT;
         else
+	{
+		dest->level |= MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT;
 		dest->hilight_color = hilight_get_act_color(rec);
+	}
 }
 
 static void hilight_print(int index, HILIGHT_REC *rec);