diff --git a/packages/system/src/styles/init.css b/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
index 5f082ff8..7b4b92be 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
+++ b/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 }
 
 .xy-flow__background {
-  background-color: var(--xy-background-color, var(--xy-background-color-props, var(--xy-background-color-default)));
+  background-color: var(--xy-background-color-props, var(--xy-background-color, var(--xy-background-color-default)));
 }
 
 .xy-flow__container {