diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index 9feeb300..741ee38e 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	options_set_number(so, "message-fg", 0);
 	options_set_number(so, "message-limit", 20);
 	options_set_number(so, "mouse-select-pane", 0);
-	options_set_number(so, "pane-active-border-bg", 2);
-	options_set_number(so, "pane-active-border-fg", 8);
+	options_set_number(so, "pane-active-border-bg", 8);
+	options_set_number(so, "pane-active-border-fg", 2);
 	options_set_number(so, "pane-border-bg", 8);
 	options_set_number(so, "pane-border-fg", 8);
 	options_set_number(so, "repeat-time", 500);