diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/keys.py b/qutebrowser/commands/keys.py
index 34882124f..407a4b861 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/keys.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/keys.py
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ class KeyParser(QObject):
                 # normalize keystring
                 keystr = self._normalize_keystr(key.value.strip('@'))
                 logging.debug('registered mod key: {} -> {}'.format(keystr,
-                                                                    cmd))
-                self._modifier_bindings[keystr] = cmd
+                                                                    cmd.value))
+                self._modifier_bindings[keystr] = cmd.value
             else:
                 logging.debug('registered key: {} -> {}'.format(key.value,
-                                                                cmd))
-                self._bindings[key] = cmd
+                                                                cmd.value))
+                self._bindings[key.value] = cmd.value
 
     def handle(self, e):
         """Handle a new keypress and call the respective handlers.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/parsers.py b/qutebrowser/commands/parsers.py
index 0f095d4f1..8ebbbf8e1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/parsers.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/parsers.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class CommandParser(QObject):
         if aliases:
             try:
                 alias = config.config.get('aliases', cmdstr)
-            except config.NoOptionError:
+            except KeyError:
                 pass
             else:
                 return self._parse(alias, aliases=False)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/style.py b/qutebrowser/config/style.py
index 015c048e8..496e06455 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/style.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/style.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 """Utilities related to the look&feel of qutebrowser."""
 
+import logging
+
 import qutebrowser.config.config as config
 
 
@@ -30,8 +32,10 @@ def get_stylesheet(template):
         The formatted template as string.
 
     """
-    return template.strip().format(color=ColorDict(config.config['colors']),
-                                   font=FontDict(config.config['fonts']))
+    cdict = config.config['colors'].values
+    fdict = config.config['fonts'].values
+    return template.strip().format(color=ColorDict(cdict),
+                                   font=FontDict(fdict))
 
 
 class ColorDict(dict):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/templates.py b/qutebrowser/config/templates.py
index 726b86194..4d312132a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/templates.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/templates.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 """Templates for setting options."""
 
 import logging
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 import qutebrowser.commands.utils as cmdutils
 
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ class ValueListSection:
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Wrap types over default values. Take care when overriding this."""
-        logging.debug("Default before wrapping: {}".format(self.default))
+        self.values = OrderedDict()
         self.default = {self.types[0](key): self.types[1](value)
                         for key, value in self.default.items()}
 
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ class ValueListSection:
         try:
             return self.values[key]
         except KeyError:
-            return self.defaults[key]
+            return self.default[key]
 
     def __iter__(self):
         """Iterate over all set values."""