diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertView.m b/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertView.m
index 02fb2ac6..b65f7423 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertView.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertView.m
@@ -245,11 +245,12 @@ NSString * const MFAccTopAlertClosed = @"Top alert notification is closed.";
 }
 
 - (void)resetDefaultBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)backgroundColor basedOnStatusBarStyle:(UIStatusBarStyle)style {
-    UIColor *defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
-    if (!defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor) {
-        defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor = style == UIStatusBarStyleDefault ? [UIColor whiteColor] : [UIColor blackColor];
-    }
     if (!self.topAlertObject) {
+        UIColor *defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
+        if (!defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor) {
+            defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor = style == UIStatusBarStyleDefault ? [UIColor whiteColor] : [UIColor blackColor];
+        }
+        
         //color doesn't match the current default value
         if (!CGColorEqualToColor(defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor.CGColor, self.statusBarView.backgroundColor.CGColor)) {
             self.statusBarView.backgroundColor = defaultStatusBarBackgroundColor;