diff --git a/rc/base/lint.kak b/rc/base/lint.kak
index 6ea84605..71282dc8 100644
--- a/rc/base/lint.kak
+++ b/rc/base/lint.kak
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ define-command -hidden lint-show-counters %{
 }
 
 define-command lint-enable -docstring "Activate automatic diagnostics of the code" %{
-    add-highlighter window flag_lines default lint_flags
+    add-highlighter window/lint flag_lines default lint_flags
     hook window -group lint-diagnostics NormalIdle .* %{ lint-show }
     hook window -group lint-diagnostics WinSetOption lint_flags=.* %{ info; lint-show }
 }
 
 define-command lint-disable -docstring "Disable automatic diagnostics of the code" %{
-    remove-highlighter window/hlflags_lint_flags
+    remove-highlighter window/lint
     remove-hooks window lint-diagnostics
 }
 
diff --git a/rc/extra/git-tools.kak b/rc/extra/git-tools.kak
index 50280930..bad45b53 100644
--- a/rc/extra/git-tools.kak
+++ b/rc/extra/git-tools.kak
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ declare-option -docstring "name of the client in which documentation is to be di
     str docsclient
 
 hook -group git-log-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=git-log %{
-    add-highlighter window/git-log-highlight group 
-    add-highlighter window/git-log-highlight/ regex '^(commit) ([0-9a-f]+)$' 1:yellow 2:red
-    add-highlighter window/git-log-highlight/ regex '^([a-zA-Z_-]+:) (.*?)$' 1:green 2:magenta
-    add-highlighter window/git-log-highlight/ ref diff # highlight potential diffs from the -p option
+    add-highlighter window/git-log group 
+    add-highlighter window/git-log/ regex '^(commit) ([0-9a-f]+)$' 1:yellow 2:red
+    add-highlighter window/git-log/ regex '^([a-zA-Z_-]+:) (.*?)$' 1:green 2:magenta
+    add-highlighter window/git-log/ ref diff # highlight potential diffs from the -p option
 }
 
-hook -group git-log-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!git-log).* %{ remove-highlighter window/git-log-highlight }
+hook -group git-log-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!git-log).* %{ remove-highlighter window/git-log }
 
 hook -group git-status-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=git-status %{
-    add-highlighter window/git-status-highlight group 
-    add-highlighter window/git-status-highlight/ regex '^\h+(?:((?:both )?modified:)|(added:|new file:)|(deleted(?: by \w+)?:)|(renamed:)|(copied:))(?:.*?)$' 1:yellow 2:green 3:red 4:cyan 5:blue 6:magenta
+    add-highlighter window/git-status group 
+    add-highlighter window/git-status/ regex '^\h+(?:((?:both )?modified:)|(added:|new file:)|(deleted(?: by \w+)?:)|(renamed:)|(copied:))(?:.*?)$' 1:yellow 2:green 3:red 4:cyan 5:blue 6:magenta
 }
 
-hook -group git-status-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!git-status).* %{ remove-highlighter window/git-status-highlight }
+hook -group git-status-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!git-status).* %{ remove-highlighter window/git-status }
 
 declare-option -hidden line-specs git_blame_flags
 declare-option -hidden line-specs git_diff_flags
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Available commands:\n  add\n  rm\n  blame\n  commit\n  checkout\n  diff\n  hide-
             }"
             ;;
        show-diff)
-           echo 'try %{ add-highlighter window flag_lines GitDiffFlags git_diff_flags }'
+           echo 'try %{ add-highlighter window/git-diff flag_lines GitDiffFlags git_diff_flags }'
            update_diff
            ;;
        update-diff) update_diff ;;