diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
index 0586878..8ae52d0 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 			<setting configurable="true" key="navbar-tabselected-color" type="text"  />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="navbar-tabhover-color" type="text"  />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="login-button-color" type="text"  />
-			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-background-color" type="text"  value="#000"/>
+			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-background-color" type="text"  value="#555"/>
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-name" type="text"  />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-url" type="text"  />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-name" type="text"  />
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
index 6ea2dcd..cac0b48 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 			background-color: $theme.getSetting("navbar-tabhover-color");
 		}
 	#end
-	#if ($theme.getSetting("navbar-tabhover-color") !="")
+	#if ($theme.getSetting("footer-background-color") !="")
 		.aui .custom-footer {
 			background-color: $theme.getSetting("footer-background-color");
 		}