diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 3d1662c..2f1b268 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ group :jekyll do
     gem 'jekyll'
     gem 'jekyll-sitemap'
     gem 'jekyll-redirect-from'
+    gem 'redcarpet'
 end
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 83c8768..3be94b4 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ permalink:              /:title/
 
 # Content Parsing
 # --------------------
-markdown:               kramdown
+markdown:               redcarpet
 
 kramdown:
     input: GFM
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_syntax.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_syntax.scss
index 23af28e..5e67cdc 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_syntax.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain/_syntax.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // https://github.com/richleland/pygments-css/blob/master/zenburn.css
 
-.highlight pre {color:#fdce93;background-color:#3f3f3f}
+.highlight pre {color:#fdce93;background-color: $code-bg}
 .highlight .hll{background-color:#222}
 .highlight .c{color:#7f9f7f}
 .highlight .err{color:#e37170;background-color:#3d3535}