diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileNoContentCollectionViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileNoContentCollectionViewCell.swift
index 9d9ec3b8..4459ed91 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileNoContentCollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileNoContentCollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class ProfileNoContentCollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewListCell {
     override init(frame: CGRect) {
         super.init(frame: frame)
         
+        var config = UIBackgroundConfiguration.listPlainCell()
+        config.backgroundColor = .appBackground
+        backgroundConfiguration = config
+        
         let title = UILabel()
         title.text = "There's nothing here"
         title.adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory = true