diff --git a/src/cljs/airsonic_ui/components/audio_player/views.cljs b/src/cljs/airsonic_ui/components/audio_player/views.cljs
index 2bee201..d4a5f88 100644
--- a/src/cljs/airsonic_ui/components/audio_player/views.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/airsonic_ui/components/audio_player/views.cljs
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@
           [:div.buttons-start [song-controls is-playing?]]
           [:div.buttons-end [playback-mode-controls playlist]]]]
         ;; not playing anything
-        [:p.has-text-light.navbar-item.idle-notification "Select a song to start playing"])]]))
+        [:p.navbar-item.idle-notification "No audio playing"])]]))
diff --git a/src/sass/app.sass b/src/sass/app.sass
index 1d0d783..f18e6b9 100644
--- a/src/sass/app.sass
+++ b/src/sass/app.sass
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     background: $dark
     align-items: center
 
+  .idle-notification
+    color: $light
+
   .audio-interaction
     flex-grow: 1