diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
index 8321e7884..08beacf38 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class ServiceItem(object):
                 self._raw_frames.append(slide)
         elif self.service_item_type == ServiceItemType.Image:
             settingsSection = serviceitem[u'serviceitem'][u'header'][u'name']
-            background = QtGui.QColor(Settings().value(settingsSection + u'/background color', u'#000000'))
+            background = QtGui.QColor(Settings().value(settingsSection + u'/background color'))
             if path:
                 self.has_original_files = False
                 for text_image in serviceitem[u'serviceitem'][u'data']: