diff --git a/pkg/config/split.go b/pkg/config/split.go
index a60b07d3f1..94a216be15 100644
--- a/pkg/config/split.go
+++ b/pkg/config/split.go
@@ -84,7 +84,28 @@ func ConfigureSetSimple(rest string, cfgname string, field reflect.Value) error
 			v := rest == "true"
 			return reflect.ValueOf(&v), nil
 		case reflect.String:
+			unquoted, err := strconv.Unquote(rest)
+			if err == nil {
+				rest = unquoted
+			}
 			return reflect.ValueOf(&rest), nil
+		case reflect.Interface:
+			// We special case this particular configuration key because historically we accept both a numerical value and a string value for it.
+			if cfgname == "source-list-line-color" {
+				n, err := strconv.Atoi(rest)
+				if err == nil {
+					if n < 0 {
+						return reflect.ValueOf(nil), fmt.Errorf("argument to %q must be a number greater than zero", cfgname)
+					}
+					return reflect.ValueOf(&n), nil
+				}
+				unquoted, err := strconv.Unquote(rest)
+				if err == nil {
+					rest = unquoted
+				}
+				return reflect.ValueOf(&rest), nil
+			}
+			fallthrough
 		default:
 			return reflect.ValueOf(nil), fmt.Errorf("unsupported type for configuration key %q", cfgname)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/config.go b/pkg/terminal/config.go
index a005c51aa6..9d7f43d287 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/config.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/config.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func configureCmd(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 		if t.client != nil { // only happens in tests
 			lcfg := t.loadConfig()
 			t.client.SetReturnValuesLoadConfig(&lcfg)
+			t.updateColorScheme()
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/terminal.go b/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
index e04b77add5..b4cde64c58 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -108,28 +108,7 @@ func New(client service.Client, conf *config.Config) *Term {
 		t.stdout.pw = &pagingWriter{w: getColorableWriter()}
 		t.stdout.colorEscapes = make(map[colorize.Style]string)
 		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.NormalStyle] = terminalResetEscapeCode
-		wd := func(s string, defaultCode int) string {
-			if s == "" {
-				return fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, defaultCode)
-			}
-			return s
-		}
-		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.KeywordStyle] = conf.SourceListKeywordColor
-		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.StringStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListStringColor, ansiGreen)
-		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.NumberStyle] = conf.SourceListNumberColor
-		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.CommentStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListCommentColor, ansiBrMagenta)
-		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.ArrowStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListArrowColor, ansiYellow)
-		switch x := conf.SourceListLineColor.(type) {
-		case string:
-			t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = x
-		case int:
-			if (x > ansiWhite && x < ansiBrBlack) || x < ansiBlack || x > ansiBrWhite {
-				x = ansiBlue
-			}
-			t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, x)
-		case nil:
-			t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, ansiBlue)
-		}
+		t.updateColorScheme()
 	}
 
 	if client != nil {
@@ -141,6 +120,36 @@ func New(client service.Client, conf *config.Config) *Term {
 	return t
 }
 
+func (t *Term) updateColorScheme() {
+	if t.stdout.colorEscapes == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	conf := t.conf
+	wd := func(s string, defaultCode int) string {
+		if s == "" {
+			return fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, defaultCode)
+		}
+		return s
+	}
+	t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.KeywordStyle] = conf.SourceListKeywordColor
+	t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.StringStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListStringColor, ansiGreen)
+	t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.NumberStyle] = conf.SourceListNumberColor
+	t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.CommentStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListCommentColor, ansiBrMagenta)
+	t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.ArrowStyle] = wd(conf.SourceListArrowColor, ansiYellow)
+	switch x := conf.SourceListLineColor.(type) {
+	case string:
+		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = x
+	case int:
+		if (x > ansiWhite && x < ansiBrBlack) || x < ansiBlack || x > ansiBrWhite {
+			x = ansiBlue
+		}
+		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, x)
+	case nil:
+		t.stdout.colorEscapes[colorize.LineNoStyle] = fmt.Sprintf(terminalHighlightEscapeCode, ansiBlue)
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *Term) SetTraceNonInteractive() {
 	t.traceNonInteractive = true
 }