diff --git a/nw/config.py b/nw/config.py
index ff149b91..c92499d9 100644
--- a/nw/config.py
+++ b/nw/config.py
@@ -577,6 +577,15 @@ class Config:
         # Check Certain Values for None
         self.spellLanguage = self._checkNone(self.spellLanguage)
 
+        # If we're using straight quotes, disable auto-replace
+        if self.fmtSingleQuotes == ["'", "'"] and self.doReplaceSQuote:
+            logger.info("Using straight single quotes, so disabling auto-replace")
+            self.doReplaceSQuote = False
+
+        if self.fmtDoubleQuotes == ["\"", "\""] and self.doReplaceDQuote:
+            logger.info("Using straight double quotes, so disabling auto-replace")
+            self.doReplaceDQuote = False
+
         return True
 
     def saveConfig(self):
diff --git a/nw/gui/dochighlight.py b/nw/gui/dochighlight.py
index 1550e783..620b8b74 100644
--- a/nw/gui/dochighlight.py
+++ b/nw/gui/dochighlight.py
@@ -147,24 +147,29 @@ class GuiDocHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
 
         # Quoted Strings
         if self.mainConf.highlightQuotes:
-            fmtDO = self.mainConf.fmtDoubleQuotes[0]
-            fmtDC = self.mainConf.fmtDoubleQuotes[1]
-            fmtSO = self.mainConf.fmtSingleQuotes[0]
-            fmtSC = self.mainConf.fmtSingleQuotes[1]
+            fmtDbl = self.mainConf.fmtDoubleQuotes
+            fmtSng = self.mainConf.fmtSingleQuotes
+
+            # Straight Quotes
+            if fmtDbl != ["\"", "\""]:
+                self.hRules.append((
+                    "(\\B\")(.*?)(\"\\B)", {
+                        0 : self.hStyles["dialogue1"],
+                    }
+                ))
+
+            # Double Quotes
             dblEnd = "|$" if self.mainConf.allowOpenDQuote else ""
-            sngEnd = "|$" if self.mainConf.allowOpenSQuote else ""
             self.hRules.append((
-                "\\B\"(.*?)\"\\B", {
-                    0 : self.hStyles["dialogue1"],
-                }
-            ))
-            self.hRules.append((
-                f"(\\B{fmtDO})(.*?)({fmtDC}\\B{dblEnd})", {
+                f"(\\B{fmtDbl[0]})(.*?)({fmtDbl[1]}\\B{dblEnd})", {
                     0 : self.hStyles["dialogue2"],
                 }
             ))
+
+            # Single Quotes
+            sngEnd = "|$" if self.mainConf.allowOpenSQuote else ""
             self.hRules.append((
-                f"(\\B{fmtSO})(.*?)({fmtSC}\\B{sngEnd})", {
+                f"(\\B{fmtSng[0]})(.*?)({fmtSng[1]}\\B{sngEnd})", {
                     0 : self.hStyles["dialogue3"],
                 }
             ))
diff --git a/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py b/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
index 13f4bc6e..7b0b6f4f 100644
--- a/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
@@ -170,6 +170,28 @@ def testBaseConfig_Init(monkeypatch, tmpDir, fncDir, outDir, refDir):
     assert tstConf.loadConfig()
     assert tstConf.saveConfig()
 
+    # Test Correcting Quote Settings
+    origDbl = tstConf.fmtDoubleQuotes
+    origSng = tstConf.fmtSingleQuotes
+    orDoDbl = tstConf.doReplaceDQuote
+    orDoSng = tstConf.doReplaceSQuote
+
+    tstConf.fmtDoubleQuotes = ["\"", "\""]
+    tstConf.fmtSingleQuotes = ["'", "'"]
+    tstConf.doReplaceDQuote = True
+    tstConf.doReplaceSQuote = True
+    assert tstConf.saveConfig()
+
+    assert tstConf.loadConfig()
+    assert not tstConf.doReplaceDQuote
+    assert not tstConf.doReplaceSQuote
+
+    tstConf.fmtDoubleQuotes = origDbl
+    tstConf.fmtSingleQuotes = origSng
+    tstConf.doReplaceDQuote = orDoDbl
+    tstConf.doReplaceSQuote = orDoSng
+    assert tstConf.saveConfig()
+
     copyfile(confFile, testFile)
     assert cmpFiles(testFile, compFile, [2, 9])