diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/scss/_variables.scss b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/scss/_variables.scss
index c0fe9bab80..9c4d3eb3b0 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $state-info-text: $brand-info;
 $state-warning-text: $brand-warning;
 $state-danger-text: $brand-danger;
 
-$navbar-inverse-bg: #3b1c4a;
+$navbar-inverse-bg: #3b1c4a !default;
 $navbar-inverse-link-color: white;
 $navbar-inverse-link-hover-color: $gray-lighter;
 $navbar-inverse-brand-hover-color: $gray-lighter;