diff --git a/src/document/dom/rss.c b/src/document/dom/rss.c
index d9dff1793..c75fccb9b 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/rss.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/rss.c
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ dom_rss_push_document(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *root, void *xxx)
 
 	for (type = 0; type < RSS_STYLES; type++) {
 		struct screen_char *template = &data->styles[type];
-		color_T background = document->options.default_style.bg;
-		color_T foreground = document->options.default_style.fg;
 		static int i_want_struct_module_for_dom;
 
 		static unsigned char *names[RSS_STYLES] = { "title", "aux" };
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ dom_rss_push_document(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *root, void *xxx)
 		selector = find_css_selector(&css->selectors,
 					     CST_ELEMENT, CSR_ROOT,
 					     names[type], strlen(names[type]));
-		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, 0, foreground, background,
+		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options,
 				       selector ? &selector->properties : NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/document/dom/source.c b/src/document/dom/source.c
index 4be7b225c..c54fc4d95 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/source.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/source.c
@@ -342,10 +342,7 @@ render_dom_document_start(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *node, void *
 
 	for (type = 0; type < DOM_NODES; type++) {
 		struct screen_char *template = &data->styles[type];
-		color_T background = document->options.default_style.bg;
-		color_T foreground = document->options.default_style.fg;
 		static int i_want_struct_module_for_dom;
-
 		struct dom_string *name = get_dom_node_type_name(type);
 		struct css_selector *selector = NULL;
 
@@ -372,7 +369,7 @@ render_dom_document_start(struct dom_stack *stack, struct dom_node *node, void *
 			selector = find_css_selector(&css->selectors,
 						     CST_ELEMENT, CSR_ROOT,
 						     name->string, name->length);
-		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options, 0, foreground, background,
+		init_template_by_style(template, &document->options,
 				       selector ? &selector->properties : NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/document/dom/util.c b/src/document/dom/util.c
index c78a95da5..8134c3928 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/util.c
+++ b/src/document/dom/util.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ init_template(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options,
 
 void
 init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *options,
-	               color_T background, color_T foreground, enum screen_char_attr attr,
-	               LIST_OF(struct css_property) *properties)
+		       LIST_OF(struct css_property) *properties)
 {
+	struct text_style style = options->default_style;
 	struct css_property *property;
 
 	if (properties) {
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *op
 			case CSS_PT_BACKGROUND_COLOR:
 			case CSS_PT_BACKGROUND:
 				if (property->value_type == CSS_VT_COLOR)
-					background = property->value.color;
+					style.bg = property->value.color;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_COLOR:
-				foreground = property->value.color;
+				style.fg = property->value.color;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_FONT_WEIGHT:
-				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
+				style.attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_FONT_STYLE:
-				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
+				style.attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_TEXT_DECORATION:
-				attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
+				style.attr |= property->value.font_attribute.add;
 				break;
 			case CSS_PT_DISPLAY:
 			case CSS_PT_NONE:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template, struct document_options *op
 		}
 	}
 
-	init_template(template, options, attr, foreground, background);
+	get_screen_char_template(template, options, style);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/document/dom/util.h b/src/document/dom/util.h
index 890c839a6..fe6424d3e 100644
--- a/src/document/dom/util.h
+++ b/src/document/dom/util.h
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ struct dom_renderer {
 
 void init_template_by_style(struct screen_char *template,
 		            struct document_options *options,
-	                    color_T background, color_T foreground,
-			    enum screen_char_attr attr,
 	                    LIST_OF(struct css_property) *properties);
 
 void render_dom_text(struct dom_renderer *renderer, struct screen_char *template,