diff --git a/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/solarized.json b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/solarized.json
index c0eba5ae..7951f0ba 100644
--- a/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/solarized.json
+++ b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/solarized.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		"critical:failure":           { "fg": "solarized:base3", "bg": "solarized:red", "attrs": [] },
 		"critical:success":           { "fg": "solarized:base3", "bg": "solarized:green", "attrs": [] },
 		"background":                 { "fg": "solarized:base3", "bg": "solarized:base02", "attrs": [] },
-		"background:divider":         { "fg": "solarized:base1", "bg": "solarized:base02", "attrs": [] },
+		"background:divider":         { "fg": "solarized:base1", "bg": "solarized:base03", "attrs": [] },
 		"user":                       { "fg": "solarized:base3", "bg": "solarized:blue", "attrs": ["bold"] },
 		"virtualenv":                 { "fg": "solarized:base3", "bg": "solarized:green", "attrs": [] },
 		"branch":                     { "fg": "solarized:base1", "bg": "solarized:base02", "attrs": [] },