diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_variables.scss b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_variables.scss
index fbe0bda527..0b7cfbe6e1 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $main-content-min-width: 900px !default;
 $sidebar-width: 220px !default;
 $border-color: #dddddd !default;
 $table-bg-odd: $table-bg-accent !default;
-$table-bg-even: #ffffff;
+$table-bg-even: #ffffff !default;
 
 /* Resource Browser */