diff --git a/cursed.lua b/cursed.lua
index aaa3ecc..f17fef6 100644
--- a/cursed.lua
+++ b/cursed.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ do
           x = x + (self.column_widths[c] - #chunk)
         end
         if c < #self.columns then
-          chstr:set_ch(x, C.ACS_VLINE, self.active and self.active_frame or self.inactive_frame)
+          chstr:set_ch(x, C.ACS_VLINE, color("black bold"))
           x = x + 1
         end
       end
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ do
       self.selected = nil
       self.columns = { }
       self.column_widths = { }
-      self.active_frame = color("blue bold")
+      self.active_frame = color("white bold")
       self.inactive_frame = color("blue dim")
       self.colors = { }
       for i = 1, select('#', ...) - 1, 2 do
diff --git a/cursed.moon b/cursed.moon
index 6be484f..1a9325f 100644
--- a/cursed.moon
+++ b/cursed.moon
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Pad
 
         @columns = {}
         @column_widths = {}
-        @active_frame = color("blue bold")
+        @active_frame = color("white bold")
         @inactive_frame = color("blue dim")
         @colors = {}
         for i=1,select('#',...)-1,2
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Pad
                 chstr\set_str(x, " ", attr, @column_widths[c]-#chunk)
                 x += @column_widths[c]-#chunk
             if c < #@columns
-                chstr\set_ch(x, C.ACS_VLINE, @active and @active_frame or @inactive_frame)
+                chstr\set_ch(x, C.ACS_VLINE, color("black bold"))
                 x += 1
         @_pad\mvaddchstr(i-1,0,chstr)
         @dirty = true