diff --git a/components/ProgressBar.qml b/components/ProgressBar.qml
index e960ddfb..9f0bf5f7 100644
--- a/components/ProgressBar.qml
+++ b/components/ProgressBar.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property string syncType // Wallet or Daemon
     property string syncText: qsTr("%1 blocks remaining: ").arg(syncType)
     visible: false
-    color: "black"
+    color: "transparent"
 
     function updateProgress(currentBlock,targetBlock, blocksToSync, statusTxt){
         if(targetBlock > 0) {