diff --git a/default-tiles/status-bar/src/main.rs b/default-tiles/status-bar/src/main.rs
index 337c4a82..f3cd4dc4 100644
--- a/default-tiles/status-bar/src/main.rs
+++ b/default-tiles/status-bar/src/main.rs
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ impl ZellijTile for State {
         println!(
             "{}\u{1b}[{};{};{}m\u{1b}[0K",
             first_line,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.0,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.1,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.2
+            self.mode_info.palette.black.0,
+            self.mode_info.palette.black.1,
+            self.mode_info.palette.black.2
         );
         println!(
             "{}\u{1b}[{};{};{}m\u{1b}[0K",
             second_line,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.0,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.1,
-            self.mode_info.palette.bg.2
+            self.mode_info.palette.fg.0,
+            self.mode_info.palette.fg.1,
+            self.mode_info.palette.fg.2
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 38f3b533..bbb2242c 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
                     &full_screen_ws,
                     os_input,
                     max_panes,
-                    ModeInfo::default(),
+                    ModeInfo {
+                        palette: colors,
+                        ..ModeInfo::default()
+                    },
                     InputMode::Normal,
                     colors,
                 );