diff --git a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
index be9e80b4..caeb5b65 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Jekyll
           if @config['kramdown']['use_coderay']
             %w[wrap line_numbers line_numbers_start tab_width bold_every css default_lang].each do |opt|
               key = "coderay_#{opt}"
-              @config['kramdown'][key.to_sym] = @config['kramdown']['coderay'][key] unless @config['kramdown'].has_key?(key)
+              @config['kramdown'][key] = @config['kramdown']['coderay'][key] unless @config['kramdown'].has_key?(key)
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/test/test_kramdown.rb b/test/test_kramdown.rb
index eed8b97f..1d4c09ff 100644
--- a/test/test_kramdown.rb
+++ b/test/test_kramdown.rb
@@ -12,24 +12,51 @@ class TestKramdown < Test::Unit::TestCase
           'footnote_nr'   => 1,
           'entity_output' => 'as_char',
           'toc_levels'    => '1..6',
-          'smart_quotes'  => 'lsquo,rsquo,ldquo,rdquo'
+          'smart_quotes'  => 'lsquo,rsquo,ldquo,rdquo',
+
+          'use_coderay'   => true,
+          'coderay_bold_every'=> 12,
+          'coderay' => {
+            'coderay_css'        => :style,
+            'coderay_bold_every' => 8
+          }
         }
       }
+      @config = Jekyll.configuration(@config)
+      @markdown = Converters::Markdown.new(@config)
     end
 
     # http://kramdown.rubyforge.org/converter/html.html#options
     should "pass kramdown options" do
-      markdown = Converters::Markdown.new(@config)
-      assert_equal "<h1>Some Header</h1>", markdown.convert('# Some Header #').strip
+      assert_equal "<h1>Some Header</h1>", @markdown.convert('# Some Header #').strip
     end
 
     should "convert quotes to smart quotes" do
-      markdown = Converters::Markdown.new(@config)
-      assert_match /<p>(&#8220;|“)Pit(&#8217;|’)hy(&#8221;|”)<\/p>/, markdown.convert(%{"Pit'hy"}).strip
+      assert_match /<p>(&#8220;|“)Pit(&#8217;|’)hy(&#8221;|”)<\/p>/, @markdown.convert(%{"Pit'hy"}).strip
 
       override = { 'kramdown' => { 'smart_quotes' => 'lsaquo,rsaquo,laquo,raquo' } }
       markdown = Converters::Markdown.new(@config.deep_merge(override))
       assert_match /<p>(&#171;|«)Pit(&#8250;|›)hy(&#187;|»)<\/p>/, markdown.convert(%{"Pit'hy"}).strip
     end
+
+    context "moving up nested coderay options" do
+      setup do
+        @markdown.convert('some markup')
+        @converter_config = @markdown.instance_variable_get(:@config)['kramdown']
+      end
+
+      should "work correctly" do
+        assert_equal :style, @converter_config['coderay_css']
+      end
+
+      should "also work for defaults" do
+        default = Jekyll::Configuration::DEFAULTS['kramdown']['coderay']['coderay_tab_width']
+        assert_equal default, @converter_config['coderay_tab_width']
+      end
+
+      should "not overwrite" do
+        assert_equal 12, @converter_config['coderay_bold_every']
+      end
+    end
   end
 end