diff --git a/pywal/reload.py b/pywal/reload.py
index 32fece3..93ef538 100644
--- a/pywal/reload.py
+++ b/pywal/reload.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def xrdb(xrdb_files=None):
          os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, "colors-rofi.Xresources")]
 
     if shutil.which("xrdb") and OS != "Darwin":
-        subprocess.Popen(["xrdb", "-merge", *xrdb_files],
+        subprocess.Popen(["xrdb", "-merge", "-nocpp", *xrdb_files],
                          stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                          stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).wait()
 
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors-rofi.Xresources b/pywal/templates/colors-rofi.Xresources
index 3bf3e87..191c894 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors-rofi.Xresources
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors-rofi.Xresources
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-#define BG #FF{background.strip}
-#define HI #FF{color10.strip}
-#define FG {foreground}
-#define TX {background}
-
-! State:           bg, fg, bg2,  hlbg, hlfg
-rofi.color-normal: BG, FG, BG,   HI,   TX
-rofi.color-active: BG, FG, BG,   HI,   TX
-rofi.color-urgent: BG, HI, BG,   HI,   FG
-rofi.color-window: BG, BG, BG
+! Rofi
+rofi.color-normal: {background}, {foreground}, {background},   {color10},   {background}
+rofi.color-active: {background}, {foreground}, {background},   {color10},   {background}
+rofi.color-urgent: {background}, {color10},    {background},   {color10},   {foreground}
+rofi.color-window: {background}, {background}, {background}