diff --git a/rofi-pass b/rofi-pass
index 4f7d3a1..90e5ff5 100755
--- a/rofi-pass
+++ b/rofi-pass
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ fi
 # set help color                                                                                            
 if [[ $help_color == "" ]]; then
     help_color=$(rofi -dump-xresources | grep 'rofi.color.normal' | awk -F ', ' '{ print $2 }')
-    help_separator_color=$(rofi -dump-xresources | grep 'rofi.color.normal' | awk -F ', ' '{ print $2 }')
+    help_separator_color=${help_color}
 fi
 
 # check for BROWSER variable, use xdg-open as fallback