diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 2d48c1fb6..f57d9f2eb 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl EditorView {
                 .clip_bottom(1);
 
                 let null_style = theme
-                    .try_get("ui.null")
+                    .try_get("ui.nullspace")
                     .or_else(|| Some(theme.get("ui.linenr")))
                     .unwrap();