diff --git a/www/whiteboard/app-whiteboard.less b/www/whiteboard/app-whiteboard.less
index cdb7f618d..50fb288e9 100644
--- a/www/whiteboard/app-whiteboard.less
+++ b/www/whiteboard/app-whiteboard.less
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         display: flex;
         overflow: auto;
         flex-flow: column;
-        background: @cp_whiteboard-board-bg;
+        background: white;
     }
 
     // created in the html
diff --git a/www/whiteboard/inner.js b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
index a10b64e78..f8e8e72fc 100644
--- a/www/whiteboard/inner.js
+++ b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ define([
         var metadataMgr = framework._.cpNfInner.metadataMgr;
 
         var brush = {
-            color: window.CryptPad_theme === "dark" ? '#FFFFFF' : '#000000',
+            color: '#000000',
             opacity: 1
         };