diff --git a/Xacc b/Xacc
index e8764bfb72..a06056bde6 100644
--- a/Xacc
+++ b/Xacc
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 !  *           Huntington Beach, CA 92648-4632                        *
 ! \********************************************************************/
 
-xacc*fontList:                 -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
+Xacc*Foreground:               black 
 xacc*Background:               grey
+
+xacc*fontList:                 -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
 xacc*text.fontList:            -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*
 
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