diff --git a/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m b/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
index 302b0b5..29286bf 100644
--- a/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
+++ b/Modules/Editors/ProjectCenter/PCEditor.m
@@ -310,8 +310,7 @@
       textBackgroundColor = readOnlyColor;
     }
 
-  textColor = [prefs colorForKey:EditorForegroundColor defaultValue:textColor];
-  RETAIN(textColor);
+  ASSIGN(textColor, [prefs colorForKey:EditorForegroundColor defaultValue:textColor]);
 
   [attributes setObject:font forKey:NSFontAttributeName];
   [attributes setObject:textBackgroundColor forKey:NSBackgroundColorAttributeName];