diff --git a/app/src/styles/lib/_codemirror.scss b/app/src/styles/lib/_codemirror.scss
index 138dae1dc5..b1043f71a6 100644
--- a/app/src/styles/lib/_codemirror.scss
+++ b/app/src/styles/lib/_codemirror.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 }
 
 .CodeMirror .CodeMirror-placeholder{
-	color: var(--foreground-subdued);
+	color: var(--foreground-subdued) !important;
 }
 
 .CodeMirror:hover {