diff --git a/dot_tmux.conf b/dot_tmux.conf
index 8b3689b..0627b67 100644
--- a/dot_tmux.conf
+++ b/dot_tmux.conf
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ set -g @nova-nerdfonts-left 
 #set -g @nova-nerdfonts-left 
 #set -g @nova-nerdfonts-right 
 set -g @nova-nerdfonts-right 
-set -g @nova-status-style-bg "#1c2836"
+set -g @nova-status-style-bg "default"
+set -g @nova-status-style-fg "terminal"
 
 set -g @nova-segment-mode "#{?client_prefix,Ω,ω}"
 set -g @nova-segment-mode-colors "#50fa7b #282a36"
@@ -91,3 +92,8 @@ set -g status-interval 10     # redraw status line every 10 seconds
 
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+
+# Nova renders this separator with @nova-status-style-bg as a foreground.
+# With bg=default that becomes black on light themes, so keep only this
+# active-tab edge explicit while the rest of the line remains theme-native.
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=#6272a4,bg=default]#[fg=#f8f8f2,bg=#6272a4] #W #[fg=#6272a4,bg=default]"