diff --git a/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm b/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
index d56f04d..c4a39a8 100644
--- a/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
+++ b/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
  'margin-right 15
  'background 'transparent
  (widget:text 'name "taglist"
-              'format (compose string-maybe-pad-left tag-list-formatter)
-              'background-color "#111111")
+              'format (compose string-maybe-pad-left tag-list-formatter))
  (widget:spacer 'flex 1)
  (widget:text 'name "mpd"
               'format (add-fa-icon "")
@@ -65,13 +64,11 @@
               'background-color "#111111")
  (widget:spacer 'width 5)
  (widget:text 'name "email"
-              'format (compose text-maybe-pad-both (add-fa-icon ""))
-              'background-color "#111111")
+              'format (compose text-maybe-pad-both (add-fa-icon "")))
  (widget:spacer 'width 5)
  (widget:flags 'name "keychain"
                'font "FontAwesome-10"
                'flags '(("Unlocked" . "")
-                        ("Locked" . ""))
-               'background-color "#111111")
+                        ("Locked" . "")))
  (widget:spacer 'width 5)
  (widget:clock))