diff --git a/powerline/colorschemes/default.json b/powerline/colorschemes/default.json
index ada3a8ea..a199a09f 100644
--- a/powerline/colorschemes/default.json
+++ b/powerline/colorschemes/default.json
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
 	"mode_translations": {
 		"nc": {
 			"colors": {
+				"brightyellow": "darkorange",
+				"brightestred": "darkred",
 				"gray0": "gray0",
 				"gray1": "gray0",
 				"gray2": "gray0",
diff --git a/powerline/themes/vim/default.json b/powerline/themes/vim/default.json
index 0b2d1ac2..f4b2b6f7 100644
--- a/powerline/themes/vim/default.json
+++ b/powerline/themes/vim/default.json
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"name": "readonly_indicator",
-				"exclude_modes": ["nc"],
-				"draw_divider": false
+				"draw_divider": false,
+				"after": " "
 			},
 			{
 				"name": "file_directory",
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 			{
 				"name": "modified_indicator",
 				"args": { "text": "+" },
-				"exclude_modes": ["nc"],
 				"before": " "
 			},
 			{