diff --git a/styles/ui-variables.less b/styles/ui-variables.less
index fe5093b..d8a706c 100644
--- a/styles/ui-variables.less
+++ b/styles/ui-variables.less
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Workaround for https://github.com/facebook-atom/atom-ide-ui/issues/14
+@import "syntax-variables";
+
 // Colors
 
 @text-color: #aaa;
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@
 @background-color-warning: #ffaa2c;
 @background-color-error: #c00;
 @background-color-highlight: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
-@background-color-selected: linear-gradient(rgba(78, 78, 78, 1.0), rgba(67, 67, 67, 1.0));
+@background-color-selected: rgba(73, 73, 73, 1.0);
 
 @app-background-color: #333;