diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 53c719b..f58463f 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ DOCSTRING is an optional form that is discarded upon expansion."
   "Allows Emacs to operate as a server for other Emacs processes"
   :config
   ;; When running in a server/client configuration, we don't want the
-  ;; foreground/background in `default-frame-alist' to override the colors
-  ;; set by the theme every time we open a new client frame
+  ;; foreground/background colors in `default-frame-alist' to overwrite the
+  ;; colors set by the active theme every time we open a new client frame
   (when (daemonp)
-    (assoc-delete-all 'foreground default-frame-alist)
-    (assoc-delete-all 'background default-frame-alist))
+    (assoc-delete-all 'foreground-color default-frame-alist)
+    (assoc-delete-all 'background-color default-frame-alist))
   :custom
   (server-client-instructions nil "Suppress help messages from the server for new frames"))