diff --git a/.Xdefaults b/.Xdefaults
index 6b209e52..2cd70f10 100644
--- a/.Xdefaults
+++ b/.Xdefaults
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 *foreground: #00cc00
 *foreground_bold: #a8a19f
 *cursor: #a8a19f
-!!background      = #1b1918
+*background:       #1b1918
 !!*background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)
 
 !! black