diff --git a/src/taskbar/taskbar.c b/src/taskbar/taskbar.c
index da850a7..7ce2975 100644
--- a/src/taskbar/taskbar.c
+++ b/src/taskbar/taskbar.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void init_taskbar_panel(void *p)
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_font_mask & (1<<TASK_ACTIVE)) == 0) panel->g_task.font[TASK_ACTIVE] = panel->g_task.font[TASK_NORMAL];
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_font_mask & (1<<TASK_ICONIFIED)) == 0) panel->g_task.font[TASK_ICONIFIED] = panel->g_task.font[TASK_NORMAL];
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_font_mask & (1<<TASK_URGENT)) == 0) panel->g_task.font[TASK_URGENT] = panel->g_task.font[TASK_ACTIVE];
-	if ((panel->g_task.config_font_mask & (1<<TASK_NORMAL)) == 0) panel->g_task.background[TASK_NORMAL] = &g_array_index(backgrounds, Background, 0);
+	if ((panel->g_task.config_background_mask & (1<<TASK_NORMAL)) == 0) panel->g_task.background[TASK_NORMAL] = &g_array_index(backgrounds, Background, 0);
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_background_mask & (1<<TASK_ACTIVE)) == 0) panel->g_task.background[TASK_ACTIVE] = panel->g_task.background[TASK_NORMAL];
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_background_mask & (1<<TASK_ICONIFIED)) == 0) panel->g_task.background[TASK_ICONIFIED] = panel->g_task.background[TASK_NORMAL];
 	if ((panel->g_task.config_background_mask & (1<<TASK_URGENT)) == 0) panel->g_task.background[TASK_URGENT] = panel->g_task.background[TASK_ACTIVE];