diff --git a/lua/base16.lua b/lua/base16.lua
index f352bae..25fc342 100644
--- a/lua/base16.lua
+++ b/lua/base16.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ local function apply_base16_theme(theme)
 	highlight("NonText",       theme.base03, nil,nil, nil)
 	highlight("LineNr",        theme.base03, "NONE", nil, nil)
 	highlight("SignColumn",    theme.base03, "NONE", nil, nil)
-	highlight("StatusLine",    theme.base04, theme.base02, "none", nil)
+	highlight("StatusLine",    theme.base04, "NONE", "none", nil)
 	highlight("StatusLineNC",  theme.base03, "NONE", "none", nil)
 	highlight("VertSplit",     theme.base02, "NONE", "none", nil)
 	highlight("ColorColumn",   nil, theme.base01,  "none", nil)