diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/scss/core/mixins/_forms.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/scss/core/mixins/_forms.scss
index 412d31a90..47c1f67ab 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/scss/core/mixins/_forms.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/scss/core/mixins/_forms.scss
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     // on focus set borders and labels to the validation color
 
     // Use the BS provided mixin for the bulk of the color
-    @include form-validation-state("valid", $label-color);
+    @include form-validation-state("valid", $label-color, $form-feedback-icon-valid);
 
     [class^='bmd-label'],
     [class*=' bmd-label'] {