diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes/monochrome.vim b/autoload/airline/themes/monochrome.vim
index 7dd1a17..57eff9d 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/themes/monochrome.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes/monochrome.vim
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette = {}
 
 function! airline#themes#monochrome#refresh()
   let s:SL = airline#themes#get_highlight('StatusLine')
+  let s:SLNC = airline#themes#get_highlight('StatusLineNC')
+
   let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:SL, s:SL, s:SL)
   let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.insert = g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal
   let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.replace = g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal
   let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.visual = g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal
+  let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal.airline_error   = s:SLNC
+  let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.normal.airline_warning = s:SLNC
 
-  let s:SLNC = airline#themes#get_highlight('StatusLineNC')
   let g:airline#themes#monochrome#palette.inactive = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:SLNC, s:SLNC, s:SLNC)
 endfunction