diff --git a/lib/dot-marker-view.coffee b/lib/dot-marker-view.coffee
index 64e4a4e..25e3346 100644
--- a/lib/dot-marker-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/dot-marker-view.coffee
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class DotMarkerView
 
     @hide() if @hidden()
 
-    size = atom.config.get('atom-color-highlight.dotMarkersSize')
-    spacing = atom.config.get('atom-color-highlight.dotMarkersSpacing')
+    size = @getSize()
+    spacing = @getSpacing()
     @markersByRows[range.start.row] ?= 0
     @position ?= @markersByRows[range.start.row]
     @markersByRows[range.start.row]++
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ class DotMarkerView
     @element.style.left = (left + spacing + @position * (size + spacing)) + 'px'
     @element.style.backgroundColor = color
     @element.style.color = colorText
+
+  getSize: -> atom.config.get('atom-color-highlight.dotMarkersSize')
+  getSpacing: -> atom.config.get('atom-color-highlight.dotMarkersSpacing')