diff --git a/autoload/easy_align.vim b/autoload/easy_align.vim
index 2001941..dcc2e67 100644
--- a/autoload/easy_align.vim
+++ b/autoload/easy_align.vim
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ endif
 let g:loaded_easy_align = 1
 
 let s:easy_align_delimiters_default = {
-\  ' ': { 'pattern': ' ',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': '',  'stick_to_left': 0 },
+\  ' ': { 'pattern': ' ',  'left_margin': 0, 'right_margin': 0, 'stick_to_left': 0 },
 \  '=': { 'pattern': '===\|<=>\|\(&&\|||\|<<\|>>\)=\|=\~[#?]\?\|=>\|[:+/*!%^=><&|.-]\?=[#?]\?',
-\                          'left_margin': ' ', 'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 0 },
-\  ':': { 'pattern': ':',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 1 },
-\  ',': { 'pattern': ',',  'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 1 },
-\  '|': { 'pattern': '|',  'left_margin': ' ', 'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 0 },
-\  '.': { 'pattern': '\.', 'left_margin': '',  'right_margin': '',  'stick_to_left': 0 },
+\                          'left_margin': 1, 'right_margin': 1, 'stick_to_left': 0 },
+\  ':': { 'pattern': ':',  'left_margin': 0, 'right_margin': 1, 'stick_to_left': 1 },
+\  ',': { 'pattern': ',',  'left_margin': 0, 'right_margin': 1, 'stick_to_left': 1 },
+\  '|': { 'pattern': '|',  'left_margin': 1, 'right_margin': 1, 'stick_to_left': 0 },
+\  '.': { 'pattern': '\.', 'left_margin': 0, 'right_margin': 0, 'stick_to_left': 0 },
 \  '{': { 'pattern': '(\@<!{',
-\                          'left_margin': ' ', 'right_margin': ' ', 'stick_to_left': 0 },
-\  '}': { 'pattern': '}',  'left_margin': ' ', 'right_margin': '',  'stick_to_left': 0 }
+\                          'left_margin': 1, 'right_margin': 1, 'stick_to_left': 0 },
+\  '}': { 'pattern': '}',  'left_margin': 1, 'right_margin': 0, 'stick_to_left': 0 }
 \ }
 
 let s:mode_labels = { 'l': '', 'r': '[R]', 'c': '[C]' }