diff --git a/doc/vimwiki.txt b/doc/vimwiki.txt
index 770d685..75588a2 100644
--- a/doc/vimwiki.txt
+++ b/doc/vimwiki.txt
@@ -3240,6 +3240,7 @@ Contributors and their Github usernames in roughly chronological order:
     - Nick Borden (@hcwndbyw)
     - Steven Stallion (@sstallion)
     - Rane Brown (@ranebrown)
+    - Patrik Willard (@padowi)
 
 
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diff --git a/syntax/vimwiki.vim b/syntax/vimwiki.vim
index 8eae213..c41a4a4 100644
--- a/syntax/vimwiki.vim
+++ b/syntax/vimwiki.vim
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ endfor
 " possibly concealed chars
 let s:conceal = exists("+conceallevel") ? ' conceal' : ''
 
-if vimwiki#vars#get_global('conceal_onechar_markers') == 1
+if vimwiki#vars#get_global('conceal_onechar_markers')
   execute 'syn match VimwikiEqInChar contained /'.
         \ vimwiki#vars#get_syntaxlocal('char_eqin').'/'.s:conceal
   execute 'syn match VimwikiBoldChar contained /'.