diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8.conf
index d94daf39..720206be 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # powerline_tmux_1.8.conf
 # tmux Version 1.8 introduces window-status-last-{attr,bg,fg}, which is
 # deprecated for versions 1.9+, thus only applicable to version 1.8.
-set -g window-status-last-fg colour31
+set -qg window-status-last-fg colour31
 # vim: ft=tmux
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
index a31bacfe..1ad9cdb3 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
 # tmux Version 1.8 introduces the 'client_prefix' format variable, applicable
 # for versions 1.8+
-set -g status-left '#{?client_prefix,#[fg=colour254]#[bg=colour31]#[bold],#[fg=colour16]#[bg=colour254]#[bold]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=colour31]#[bg=colour234]#[nobold],#[fg=colour254]#[bg=colour234]#[nobold]}#(eval $POWERLINE_COMMAND tmux left)'
+set -qg status-left '#{?client_prefix,#[fg=colour254]#[bg=colour31]#[bold],#[fg=colour16]#[bg=colour254]#[bold]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=colour31]#[bg=colour234]#[nobold],#[fg=colour254]#[bg=colour234]#[nobold]}#(eval $POWERLINE_COMMAND tmux left)'
 # vim: ft=tmux
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.9_plus.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.9_plus.conf
index 619b26d5..b053b6ee 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.9_plus.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.9_plus.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # powerline_tmux_1.9_plus.conf
 # Version 1.9 introduces the foo-style options, applicable to version 1.9+
-set -g status-style fg=colour231,bg=colour234
-set -g window-status-last-style fg=colour31
-set-window-option -g window-status-style fg=colour249
-set-window-option -g window-status-activity-style fg=yellow,none
-set-window-option -g window-status-bell-style fg=red,none
+set -qg status-style fg=colour231,bg=colour234
+set -qg window-status-last-style fg=colour31
+set-window-option -qg window-status-style fg=colour249
+set-window-option -qg window-status-activity-style fg=yellow,none
+set-window-option -qg window-status-bell-style fg=red,none
 # vim: ft=tmux