diff --git a/apps/synthwave/app.js b/apps/synthwave/app.js
index 891008df0..6e99865a7 100644
--- a/apps/synthwave/app.js
+++ b/apps/synthwave/app.js
@@ -729,9 +729,10 @@ function tick(widgets) {
   var d = new Date();
   var h = d.getHours(), m = d.getMinutes();
     g.setColor(widgets ? g.theme.fg : g.toColor(1,0,1))
-    .setFontCustom(fontNum, 48, 28, 41)
-    .setFontAlign(-1, -1)
-    .drawString(("0" + h).substr(-2) + ("0"+m).substr(-2), 30, 30, true);
+     .setBgColor(g.theme.bg)
+     .setFontCustom(fontNum, 48, 28, 41)
+     .setFontAlign(-1, -1)
+     .drawString(("0" + h).substr(-2) + ("0"+m).substr(-2), 30, 30, true);
 
   if (widgets)
     Bangle.drawWidgets();
diff --git a/apps/warpdrive/app.js b/apps/warpdrive/app.js
index 46b998379..4f55db43d 100644
--- a/apps/warpdrive/app.js
+++ b/apps/warpdrive/app.js
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ function tick(widgets) {
     m = d.getMinutes();
   var time = (" " + h).substr(-2) + ":" + m.toString().padStart(2, 0);
   g.setColor(g.theme.fg)
+    .setBgColor(g.theme.bg)
     .setFontAlign(0, 0.5)
     .setFont('6x8', 2)
     .drawString(time, 176 / 2, 176 - 16, true);