diff --git a/backend/src/cards/wakatime.js b/backend/src/cards/wakatime.js
index 17177403..3df11fd0 100644
--- a/backend/src/cards/wakatime.js
+++ b/backend/src/cards/wakatime.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
               // @ts-ignore
               progressBarColor: titleColor,
               // @ts-ignore
-              progressBarBackgroundColor: textColor,
+              progressBarBackgroundColor: textColor === titleColor ? bgColor : textColor,
               hideProgress: hide_progress,
               progressBarWidth: normalizedWidth - TOTAL_TEXT_WIDTH,
             });