diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
index 0e9f25332..c2aafdd52 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
@@ -545,24 +545,17 @@ impl HistoryCell {
         } else {
             for (idx, PlanItemArg { step, status }) in plan.into_iter().enumerate() {
                 let num = idx + 1;
-                let (icon, style): (&str, Style) = match status {
-                    StepStatus::Completed => ("✓", Style::default().fg(Color::Green)),
-                    StepStatus::InProgress => (
-                        "▶",
-                        Style::default()
-                            .fg(Color::Yellow)
-                            .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
-                    ),
-                    StepStatus::Pending => ("○", Style::default().fg(Color::Gray)),
+                let icon_span: Span = match status {
+                    StepStatus::Completed => Span::from("✓").fg(Color::Green),
+                    StepStatus::InProgress => Span::from("▶").fg(Color::Yellow).bold(),
+                    StepStatus::Pending => Span::from("○").fg(Color::Gray),
                 };
-                let prefix = vec![
-                    Span::raw(format!("{num:>2}. [")),
-                    Span::styled(icon.to_string(), style),
-                    Span::raw("] "),
-                ];
-                let mut spans = prefix;
-                spans.push(Span::raw(step));
-                lines.push(Line::from(spans));
+                lines.push(Line::from(vec![
+                    format!("{num:>2}. [").into(),
+                    icon_span,
+                    "] ".into(),
+                    step.into(),
+                ]));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
index efd08a71c..87d88b7f0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
@@ -216,18 +216,18 @@ where
 {
     let mut fg = Color::Reset;
     let mut bg = Color::Reset;
-    let mut modifier = Modifier::empty();
+    let mut last_modifier = Modifier::empty();
     for span in content {
-        let mut next_modifier = modifier;
-        next_modifier.insert(span.style.add_modifier);
-        next_modifier.remove(span.style.sub_modifier);
-        if next_modifier != modifier {
+        let mut modifier = Modifier::empty();
+        modifier.insert(span.style.add_modifier);
+        modifier.remove(span.style.sub_modifier);
+        if modifier != last_modifier {
             let diff = ModifierDiff {
-                from: modifier,
-                to: next_modifier,
+                from: last_modifier,
+                to: modifier,
             };
             diff.queue(&mut writer)?;
-            modifier = next_modifier;
+            last_modifier = modifier;
         }
         let next_fg = span.style.fg.unwrap_or(Color::Reset);
         let next_bg = span.style.bg.unwrap_or(Color::Reset);
@@ -250,3 +250,37 @@ where
         SetAttribute(crossterm::style::Attribute::Reset),
     )
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn writes_bold_then_regular_spans() {
+        use ratatui::style::Stylize;
+
+        let spans = ["A".bold(), "B".into()];
+
+        let mut actual: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        write_spans(&mut actual, spans.iter()).unwrap();
+
+        let mut expected: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        queue!(
+            expected,
+            SetAttribute(crossterm::style::Attribute::Bold),
+            Print("A"),
+            SetAttribute(crossterm::style::Attribute::NormalIntensity),
+            Print("B"),
+            SetForegroundColor(CColor::Reset),
+            SetBackgroundColor(CColor::Reset),
+            SetAttribute(crossterm::style::Attribute::Reset),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            String::from_utf8(actual).unwrap(),
+            String::from_utf8(expected).unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+}