diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index cb02ff8..f46d7a0 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $container = get_theme_mod( 'understrap_container_type' );
 		<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text sr-only" href="#content"><?php _e( 'Skip to content',
 		'understrap' ); ?></a>
 
-		<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light">
+		<nav class="navbar navbar-toggleable-md  navbar-inverse bg-inverse">
 
 			<div class="<?php echo esc_html( $container ); ?>">