diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Tooltip.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Tooltip.cs
index 5a0a4f6..06279f8 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Tooltip.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Tooltip.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             base.InitStyle(style);
             this.Texture.SetFromStyle(style.TooltipBackground);
             this.MouseOffset.SetFromStyle(style.TooltipOffset);
-            this.Paragraph?.TextColor.SetFromStyle(style.TooltipTextColor);
+            // we can't set from style here since it's a different element
+            this.Paragraph?.TextColor.Set(style.TooltipTextColor);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Style/UiStyle.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Style/UiStyle.cs
index 18fc30d..601ad89 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Style/UiStyle.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Style/UiStyle.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Style {
         /// <summary>
         /// The color that the text of a <see cref="Tooltip"/> should have
         /// </summary>
-        public Color TooltipTextColor;
+        public Color TooltipTextColor = Color.White;
         /// <summary>
         /// The texture that the <see cref="ProgressBar"/> element uses for its background
         /// </summary>