diff --git a/config/wezterm/status.lua b/config/wezterm/status.lua
index 91f07e80..bed8caba 100644
--- a/config/wezterm/status.lua
+++ b/config/wezterm/status.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ M.setup = function(scheme)
         -- Color palette for the backgrounds of each cell
         local colours = wezterm.color.gradient({
             colors = {
-                scheme.tab_bar.inactive_tab.bg_color,
+                scheme.tab_bar.new_tab.bg_color,
                 scheme.tab_bar.active_tab.bg_color,
             },
         }, #cells + 1)