diff --git a/Assets/settings-widgets-default.json b/Assets/settings-widgets-default.json
index ab9866298..938651bec 100644
--- a/Assets/settings-widgets-default.json
+++ b/Assets/settings-widgets-default.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       "displayMode": "onhover"
     },
     "Clock": {
-      "clockColor": "onSurface",
+      "clockColor": "none",
       "useCustomFont": false,
       "customFont": "",
       "formatHorizontal": "HH:mm ddd, MMM dd",
diff --git a/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index a381a5f1c..8b96a5faa 100644
--- a/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/UI/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Singleton {
                                     "displayMode": "onhover"
                                   },
                                   "Clock": {
-                                    "clockColor": "onSurface",
+                                    "clockColor": "none",
                                     "useCustomFont": false,
                                     "customFont": "",
                                     "formatHorizontal": "HH:mm ddd, MMM dd",