diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins.scss
index 4ef83e460..ebd1da391 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins.scss
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 @mixin not-started {
   border: 1px solid var(--sn-sleepy-grey);
-  color: var(--sn-black);
+  color: var(--sn-black) !important;
 }
 
 // Material design mixins
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
index ff3a0376e..ff23f7d52 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <i class="fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right"></i>
             <div class="status-container">
               <div class="status-name <%= 'status-light' if previous_s.light_color? %>"
-                style="<%= "background-color: #{previous_s.color};" %> <%= "color: black !important;" if previous_s.color == "#FFFFFF" %>"><%= previous_s.name %></div>
+                style="<%= "background-color: #{previous_s.color}" %>"><%= previous_s.name %></div>
             </div>
           </li>
           <span class="error-message"><% previous_s_errors.each do |error| %>