diff --git a/lib/sup/modes/thread-index-mode.rb b/lib/sup/modes/thread-index-mode.rb
index 7ae03cc..dc132a5 100644
--- a/lib/sup/modes/thread-index-mode.rb
+++ b/lib/sup/modes/thread-index-mode.rb
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ protected
     [ 
       [:tagged_color, @tags.tagged?(t) ? ">" : " "],
       [:date_color, sprintf("%#{@date_width}s", date)],
-      (starred ? [:starred_color, "*"] : [:none, " "]),
+      [:starred_color, (starred ? "*" : " ")],
     ] +
       from +
       [