diff --git a/lua/tccs/theme.lua b/lua/tccs/theme.lua
index ea44c72..bedcc98 100644
--- a/lua/tccs/theme.lua
+++ b/lua/tccs/theme.lua
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ theme.set_highlights = function(opts)
   hl(0, 'NvimTreeGitNew', { fg = c.added_fg })
 
   -- nvim-cursorword
-  hl(0, 'CursorWord', { fg = c.tag, underline = true })
+  hl(0, 'CursorWord', { underline = true })
 
 end