diff --git a/test/res/xml/config.xml b/test/res/xml/config.xml
index 744aeb17c..b7570de41 100644
--- a/test/res/xml/config.xml
+++ b/test/res/xml/config.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <preference name="useBrowserHistory" value="true" />
     <preference name="exit-on-suspend" value="false" />
     <preference name="showTitle" value="true" />
-    <preference name="BackgroundColor" value="" />
+    <preference name="BackgroundColor" value="#000000" />
     <feature name="Activity">
         <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.test.ActivityPlugin" />
     </feature>