diff --git a/internal/view/helpers.go b/internal/view/helpers.go
index 96522367..e3d68206 100644
--- a/internal/view/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/view/helpers.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func decorateCpuMemHeaderRows(app *App, data render.TableData) render.TableData
 			}
 			color := app.Config.K9s.Thresholds.SeverityColor(check, n)
 			if len(color) > 0 {
-				re.Row.Fields[colIndex] = "[" + color + "]" + re.Row.Fields[colIndex]
+				re.Row.Fields[colIndex] = "[" + color + "::b]" + re.Row.Fields[colIndex]
 			}
 		}
 	}