diff --git a/.config/polybar/config b/.config/polybar/config
index 556cdd61..380ae999 100644
--- a/.config/polybar/config
+++ b/.config/polybar/config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ icon-wlan = ${xrdb:color6}
 icon-xbacklight = ${xrdb:color7}
 
 background = ${xrdb:background}
-background-alt = ${xrdb:background-alt}
+background-alt = ${xrdb:color8}
 foreground = ${xrdb:color15}
 
 [res/config]