diff --git a/i2p2www/formatters.py b/i2p2www/formatters.py
index 8cd36825..54b311f8 100644
--- a/i2p2www/formatters.py
+++ b/i2p2www/formatters.py
@@ -376,17 +376,19 @@ class I2PHtmlFormatter(Formatter):
 
     def __init__(self, **options):
         Formatter.__init__(self, **options)
+        dec = lambda t, d='': self._decodeifneeded(options.get(t, d))
+        getbool = lambda key, d=False: get_bool_opt(options, key, d)
         self.title = self._decodeifneeded(self.title)
-        self.nowrap = get_bool_opt(options, 'nowrap', False)
-        self.noclasses = get_bool_opt(options, 'noclasses', False)
+        self.nowrap = getbool('nowrap')
+        self.noclasses = getbool('noclasses')
         self.classprefix = options.get('classprefix', '')
-        self.cssclass = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('cssclass', 'highlight'))
-        self.cssstyles = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('cssstyles', ''))
-        self.prestyles = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('prestyles', ''))
-        self.cssfile = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('cssfile', ''))
-        self.noclobber_cssfile = get_bool_opt(options, 'noclobber_cssfile', False)
-        self.tagsfile = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('tagsfile', ''))
-        self.tagurlformat = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('tagurlformat', ''))
+        self.cssclass = dec('cssclass', 'highlight')
+        self.cssstyles = dec('cssstyles')
+        self.prestyles = dec('prestyles')
+        self.cssfile = dec('cssfile')
+        self.noclobber_cssfile = getbool('noclobber_cssfile')
+        self.tagsfile = dec('tagsfile')
+        self.tagurlformat = dec('tagurlformat')
 
         if self.tagsfile:
             if not ctags:
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ class I2PHtmlFormatter(Formatter):
         self.linenostart = abs(get_int_opt(options, 'linenostart', 1))
         self.linenostep = abs(get_int_opt(options, 'linenostep', 1))
         self.linenospecial = abs(get_int_opt(options, 'linenospecial', 0))
-        self.nobackground = get_bool_opt(options, 'nobackground', False)
+        self.nobackground = getbool('nobackground')
         self.lineseparator = options.get('lineseparator', '\n')
         self.lineanchors = options.get('lineanchors', '')
         self.linespans = options.get('linespans', '')
@@ -841,8 +843,9 @@ class TextSpecFormatter(Formatter):
 
     def __init__(self, **options):
         Formatter.__init__(self, **options)
-        self.tagsfile = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('tagsfile', ''))
-        self.tagurlformat = self._decodeifneeded(options.get('tagurlformat', ''))
+        dec = lambda t, d='': self._decodeifneeded(options.get(t, d))
+        self.tagsfile = dec('tagsfile', '')
+        self.tagurlformat = dec('tagurlformat', '')
 
         if self.tagsfile:
             if not ctags: