diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ScrollingViewController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ScrollingViewController.swift
index 7b368e2a..fcbcf878 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ScrollingViewController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ScrollingViewController.swift
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@ open class ScrollingViewController: ViewController {
         dismissKeyboardTapGesture?.isEnabled = false
         scrollView.alwaysBounceVertical = false
         scrollView.delegate = self
-        // will change scrollView indicatorStyle automatically on the basis of backgroundColor
-        var componentWhite:CGFloat = 0
-        var componentAlpha:CGFloat = 0
-        if let grayScale = view.backgroundColor?.getWhite(&componentWhite, alpha: &componentAlpha), grayScale
-        {
-            scrollView.indicatorStyle = componentWhite > 0 ? .black : .white
-        }
-        scrollView.flashScrollIndicators()
     }
     
     open override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
@@ -71,6 +63,16 @@ open class ScrollingViewController: ViewController {
         registerForKeyboardNotifications()
     }
     
+    open override func handleNewData() {
+        super.handleNewData()
+        // will change scrollView indicatorStyle automatically on the basis of backgroundColor
+        var greyScale: CGFloat = 0
+        if view.backgroundColor?.getWhite(&greyScale, alpha: nil) ?? false {
+            scrollView.indicatorStyle = greyScale > 0.5 ? .black : .white
+        }
+        scrollView.flashScrollIndicators()
+    }
+    
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Keyboard Handling
     //--------------------------------------------------