diff --git a/src/mark-new-feed-entries b/src/mark-new-feed-entries
index f7bc881..9c385d3 100644
--- a/src/mark-new-feed-entries
+++ b/src/mark-new-feed-entries
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ do
 	if [ "$time" -gt "$curr" ]
 	then
 		news=$(($news + 1))
-		lines+=("$(echo $line | sed -e 's/^\( *\)-  *\(.*\)$/\1- \*\2\*/')")
+		lines+=("$(echo $line | sed -e 's/^\( *\)-  *\(.*\)$/\1- \*\*\2\*\*/')")
 	else
 		lines+=("$line")
 	fi
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ done < $file
 
 if [ "$news" -gt "0" ]
 then
-	lines[0]=`echo "$lines[0]" | sed -e "s/^#\(#*\)  *\(.*\)$/#\1 \*\2 ($news)\*/"`
+	lines[0]=`echo "$lines" | sed -e "s/^#\(#*\)  *\(.*\)$/#\1 \*\*\2 ($news)\*\*/"`
 fi
 
 for line in "${lines[@]}"