diff --git a/kitty/line.c b/kitty/line.c
index 9895a3cd8..4bedc4f25 100644
--- a/kitty/line.c
+++ b/kitty/line.c
@@ -733,8 +733,7 @@ cell_as_sgr(const GPUCell *cell, const GPUCell *prev) {
 #define PA prev->attrs
     bool intensity_differs = CA.bold != PA.bold || CA.dim != PA.dim;
     if (intensity_differs) {
-        if (!CA.bold && !CA.dim) { P("22;"); }
-        else { if (CA.bold) P("1;"); if (CA.dim) P("2;"); }
+        P("22;"); if (CA.bold) P("1;"); if (CA.dim) P("2;");
     }
     if (CA.italic != PA.italic) P(CA.italic ? "3;" : "23;");
     if (CA.reverse != PA.reverse) P(CA.reverse ? "7;" : "27;");
diff --git a/kitty_tests/screen.py b/kitty_tests/screen.py
index 541e56f65..e64bf89d9 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/screen.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/screen.py
@@ -603,6 +603,13 @@ class TestScreen(BaseTest):
     def test_serialize(self):
         from kitty.window import as_text
         s = self.create_screen()
+        parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[1;91m')
+        s.draw('X')
+        parse_bytes(s, b'\x1b[0m\x1b[2m')
+        s.draw('Y')
+        self.ae(as_text(s, True), '\x1b[m\x1b[22;1;91mX\x1b[22;2;39mY\n\n\n\n')
+
+        s.reset()
         s.draw('ab' * s.columns)
         s.carriage_return(), s.linefeed()
         s.draw('c')