diff --git a/borgweb/static/theme.scss b/borgweb/static/theme.scss
index 8eb6d62..7f2f74a 100644
--- a/borgweb/static/theme.scss
+++ b/borgweb/static/theme.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 @import "./scss/functions";
 
 // 2. Include any default variable overrides here
+$body-bg: #f0f8ff;
 
 // 3. Include remainder of required Bootstrap stylesheets
 @import "./scss/variables";