diff --git a/plugin/notecrate.vim b/plugin/notecrate.vim
index e73dd07..c4ae632 100644
--- a/plugin/notecrate.vim
+++ b/plugin/notecrate.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ if !exists("g:notecrate_dirs")
 		\ }
 endif
 for [key, value] in items(g:notecrate_dirs)
-	execute "autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile " . value["dir"] . "/*.md set filetype=notecrate syntax=notecrate"
-	execute "normal! :nnoremap <leader>w" . value["prefix"] . " :e " . value["dir"] . "/index.md<CR>:let b:notecrate_dir = \"" . value["dir"] . "\"<CR>:let b:notecrate_history = []<CR>\<CR>"
+	silent execute "autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile " . value["dir"] . "/*.md set filetype=notecrate syntax=notecrate"
+	silent execute "normal! :nnoremap <leader>w" . value["prefix"] . " :e " . value["dir"] . "/index.md<CR>:let b:notecrate_dir = \"" . value["dir"] . "\"<CR>:let b:notecrate_history = []<CR>\<CR>"
 endfor
diff --git a/syntax/notecrate.vim b/syntax/notecrate.vim
index 4263066..40b0f92 100644
--- a/syntax/notecrate.vim
+++ b/syntax/notecrate.vim
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ setlocal nowrap
 syn match NotecrateLinkInternal /\(\](\)\@<=[^()]*\()\)\@=/
 hi def link NotecrateLinkInternal orangeu
 
-" syn match NotecrateBoldConceal /\*\*/ containedin=ALL
-syn match NotecrateBoldConceal /\*\*/ conceal containedin=ALL
+syn match NotecrateBoldConceal /\*\*/ containedin=ALL
+" syn match NotecrateBoldConceal /\*\*/ conceal containedin=ALL
 
 syn match NotecrateLinkConceal /!*\[\+\([^\]]*](\)\@=/ conceal
 syn match NotecrateLinkConceal /\]\+\((\)\@=/ conceal