diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 5a10df1..025377c 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ set -g display-panes-time 5000
 #set -g status-left ""
 #set -g status-right "#H | %a, %d %b %Y %T %z #(tmux -V)"
 set -g status-right "${USER}@#H | #(tmux -V) "
-set message-bg white
-set message-fg black
 
 # default-color
 set -g status-bg green
@@ -45,3 +43,6 @@ if "test `hostname` = newkiwi" \
 setw -g window-status-current-fg black
 setw -g window-status-current-bg white
 setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
+
+set message-bg white
+set message-fg black