diff --git a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
index 9a8a5504..a3779289 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) prepareConfirmationPanel(currentView *gocui.View, title, prompt
 		gui.g.StartTicking()
 		confirmationView.Title = title
 		confirmationView.Wrap = true
-		confirmationView.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+		confirmationView.FgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 	}
 	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		return gui.switchFocus(gui.g, currentView, confirmationView, false)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) setKeyBindings(g *gocui.Gui, handleConfirm, handleClose func(*go
 }
 
 // createSpecificErrorPanel allows you to create an error popup, specifying the
-//  view to be focused when the user closes the popup, and a boolean specifying
+// view to be focused when the user closes the popup, and a boolean specifying
 // whether we will log the error. If the message may include a user password,
 // this function is to be used over the more generic createErrorPanel, with
 // willLog set to false
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gocui.go b/pkg/gui/gocui.go
index d06002cf..e4c0b155 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gocui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gocui.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func GetGocuiAttribute(key string) gocui.Attribute {
 	if present {
 		return value
 	}
-	return gocui.ColorWhite
+	return gocui.ColorDefault
 }
 
 // GetGocuiStyle bitwise OR's a list of attributes obtained via the given keys
diff --git a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
index 39abc108..80cb7d94 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createMenu(title string, items interface{}, itemCount int, handl
 	x0, y0, x1, y1 := gui.getConfirmationPanelDimensions(gui.g, false, list)
 	menuView, _ := gui.g.SetView("menu", x0, y0, x1, y1, 0)
 	menuView.Title = title
-	menuView.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+	menuView.FgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 	menuView.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(menuView, list)
 	gui.State.Panels.Menu.SelectedLine = 0
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 2d9a73bc..fe1ae3de 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func GetGocuiAttribute(key string) gocui.Attribute {
 	if present {
 		return value
 	}
-	return gocui.ColorWhite
+	return gocui.ColorDefault
 }
 
 // GetColorAttribute gets the color attribute from the string