diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/.conkyrc b/overlay/etc/skel/.conkyrc
index 2729a48..4eceb73 100644
--- a/overlay/etc/skel/.conkyrc
+++ b/overlay/etc/skel/.conkyrc
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ ${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=10}${color #8d5133}${alignc}OPERATOR
 ${font DejaVu Sans Mono:size=11}${color yellow}Callsign: ${execpi 10 et-system-info callsign}
 Grid    : ${execpi 10 et-system-info grid} 
 
-${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=10}${color #8d5133}${alignc}MODE
+${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=10}${color white}${alignc}MODE
 ${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=11}${color red}${alignc}${execpi 10 et-system-info et-mode}
 
-${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=9}${color white}${alignc}${execp /opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-system-info release}
+${font DejaVu Sans:bold:size=9}${color grey}${alignc}${execp /opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-system-info release}
 ]];