diff --git a/panel-plugin/netload.c b/panel-plugin/netload.c
index d64e7bc..180d775 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/netload.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/netload.c
@@ -418,15 +418,6 @@ static t_global_monitor * monitor_new(XfcePanelPlugin *plugin)
     for (i = 0; i < SUM; i++)
     {
         global->monitor->status[i] = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_progress_bar_new());
-        gtk_widget_modify_bg(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
-                             GTK_STATE_PRELIGHT,
-                             &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
-        gtk_widget_modify_bg(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
-                             GTK_STATE_SELECTED,
-                             &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
-        gtk_widget_modify_base(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
-                               GTK_STATE_SELECTED,
-                               &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
         gtk_progress_bar_set_orientation(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(global->monitor->status[i]),
                                          GTK_PROGRESS_BOTTOM_TO_TOP);
         gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(global->box),
@@ -496,6 +487,17 @@ static void setup_monitor(t_global_monitor *global, gboolean supress_warnings)
                 global->monitor->net_max[i] = INIT_MAX;
             else
                 global->monitor->net_max[i] = global->monitor->options.max[i];
+
+            gtk_widget_modify_bg(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
+                                 GTK_STATE_PRELIGHT,
+                                 &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
+            gtk_widget_modify_bg(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
+                                 GTK_STATE_SELECTED,
+                                 &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
+            gtk_widget_modify_base(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor->status[i]),
+                                   GTK_STATE_SELECTED,
+                                   &global->monitor->options.color[i]);
+            
             gtk_widget_show(global->monitor->status[i]);
         }
         else