diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/pager.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/pager.nix
index f156f7414..ed740490d 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/pager.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/pager.nix
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ pkgs.writeDashBin "pager" ''
       -ti vt340 \
       -xrm 'Pager*geometry: 32x10' \
       -xrm 'Pager*internalBorder: 2' \
+      -xrm 'Pager*background: #050505' \
+      -xrm 'Pager*foreground: #d0d7d0' \
       -e ${pkgs.haskellPackages.pager}/bin/pager "$@"
 ''