diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index d86b0793c..7d97c2bab 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ impl EditorView {
             for y in area.top()..area.bottom() {
                 surface
                     .get_mut(x, y)
-                    // .set_symbol(tui::symbols::line::VERTICAL)
-                    .set_symbol(" ")
+                    .set_symbol(tui::symbols::line::VERTICAL)
+                    //.set_symbol(" ")
                     .set_style(border_style);
             }
         }
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index 129005714..13753dc69 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 "ui.statusline" = { fg = "#dbbfef", bg = "#281733" } # revolver
 "ui.statusline.inactive" = { fg = "#a4a0e8", bg = "#281733" } # revolver
 "ui.popup" = { bg = "#281733" } # revolver
-"ui.window" = { bg = "#452859" } # bossa nova
+"ui.window" = { fg = "#452859" } # bossa nova
 "ui.help" = { bg = "#7958DC", fg = "#171452" }
 
 "ui.text" = { fg = "#a4a0e8" } # lavender