diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
index c01bc043..3a8bbc3b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
@@ -439,3 +439,4 @@
 - Add [smart-splits.nvim] for navigating between Neovim windows and terminal multiplexer panes.
   Available at `vim.utility.smart-splits`.
 
+- Fix lualine separator options
diff --git a/modules/neovim/init/diagnostics.nix b/modules/neovim/init/diagnostics.nix
index 18717edf..8a8e7b38 100644
--- a/modules/neovim/init/diagnostics.nix
+++ b/modules/neovim/init/diagnostics.nix
@@ -57,14 +57,21 @@
       signs = mkOption {
         type = diagnosticType;
         default = false;
-        example = {
-          signs.text = {
-            "vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR" = "󰅚 ";
-            "vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN" = "󰀪 ";
-          };
-        };
+        example = literalExpression ''
+          signs.text = lib.generators.mkLuaInline '''
+            {
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR] = "󰅚 ",
+              [vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN] = "󰀪 ",
+            }
+          ''';
+        '';
         description = ''
           Use signs for diagnostics. See {command}`:help diagnostic-signs`.
+
+          :::{.note}
+          The code presented in that example section uses Lua expressions as object keys which
+          only translate well if you use `lib.generators.mkLuaInline` as in the example.
+          :::
         '';
       };
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/statusline/lualine/config.nix b/modules/plugins/statusline/lualine/config.nix
index 89dcbbe5..010b6cd2 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/statusline/lualine/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/statusline/lualine/config.nix
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ in {
           options = {
             icons_enabled = mkDefault cfg.icons.enable;
             theme = mkDefault cfg.theme;
-            component_separators = mkDefault [cfg.componentSeparator.left cfg.componentSeparator.right];
-            section_separators = mkDefault [cfg.sectionSeparator.left cfg.sectionSeparator.right];
+            component_separators = mkDefault cfg.componentSeparator;
+            section_separators = mkDefault cfg.sectionSeparator;
             globalstatus = mkDefault cfg.globalStatus;
             refresh = mkDefault cfg.refresh;
             always_divide_middle = mkDefault cfg.alwaysDivideMiddle;