diff --git a/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m b/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
index 3f1ef4d..7c87098 100644
--- a/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
+++ b/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@
   [ev setEditable:_isEditable];
 
   prefs = [[_editorManager projectManager] prefController];
-  bSelCol = [prefs colorForKey:EditorSelectionColor];
+  bSelCol = [prefs colorForKey:EditorSelectionColor defaultValue:[NSColor blackColor]];
+  bSelCol = [bSelCol colorUsingColorSpace:[NSColorSpace deviceRGBColorSpace]];
   tSelCol = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed: 1.0 - [bSelCol redComponent]
 				      green: 1.0 - [bSelCol greenComponent]
 				       blue: 1.0 - [bSelCol blueComponent]