diff --git a/particle.h b/particle.h
index 5b8644d..a3fcf8c 100644
--- a/particle.h
+++ b/particle.h
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ struct particle_info {
     size_t attr_count;  /* TODO: reomve, NULL-terminate attr list instead */
     const struct attr_info attrs[];
 
-#define PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS_COUNT 4
+#define PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS_COUNT 5
 #define PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS                      \
     {"margin", false, &conf_verify_int},           \
     {"left-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},      \
     {"right-margin", false, &conf_verify_int},     \
     {"on-click", false, &conf_verify_string},      \
+    {"deco", false, &conf_verify_decoration},      \
     {NULL, false, NULL}
 
 };
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index eef9d6b..d47fb93 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -173,13 +173,12 @@ from_conf(const struct yml_node *node, const struct font *parent_font,
 
 const struct particle_info plugin_info = {
     .from_conf = &from_conf,
-    .attr_count = PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS_COUNT + 5,
+    .attr_count = PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS_COUNT + 4,
     .attrs = {
         {"text", true, &conf_verify_string},
         {"max", false, &conf_verify_int},
         {"font", false, &conf_verify_font},
         {"foreground", false, &conf_verify_color},
-        {"deco", false, &conf_verify_decoration},
         PARTICLE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     },
 };