diff --git a/catppuccin.tmux b/catppuccin.tmux
index 4cc7ca7..f1f6743 100755
--- a/catppuccin.tmux
+++ b/catppuccin.tmux
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ main() {
       set status-style bg=default
       message_background="default"
     else
-      message_background="$(do_color_interpolation)"
+      message_background="$(do_color_interpolation "$status_background")"
       set status-bg "${message_background}"
     fi
   fi