diff --git a/default.theme b/default.theme
index bb7866c5..738a60b4 100644
--- a/default.theme
+++ b/default.theme
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ abstracts = {
 
   # default background for all statusbars. You can also give
   # the default foreground color for statusbar items.
-  sb_background = "%4";
+  sb_background = "%4%w";
 
   # default backround for "default" statusbar group
   #sb_default_bg = "%4";