diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/admin.tpl b/addressbook/templates/default/admin.tpl
index 04d328c296..c780c9e8cd 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/admin.tpl
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/admin.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <p><b>{lang_admin}:</b><hr><p>
    <form method="POST" action="{action_url}">
    <table border="0" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">
-    <tr bgcolor="EEEEEE">
+    <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
      <td colspan="3">
      {lang_countrylist}
      <input type="checkbox" name="usecountrylist"{countrylist}></td>