diff --git a/tui/src/app.test.ts b/tui/src/app.test.ts
index e15b7d052..7a0163984 100644
--- a/tui/src/app.test.ts
+++ b/tui/src/app.test.ts
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ describe("NanobotTui layout", () => {
         .map((chunk) => chunk.fg?.toInts().join(",")),
     )
     expect(shimmerColors.size).toBeGreaterThan(1)
+    expect([...shimmerColors].some((value) => value?.startsWith("239,142,48"))).toBe(true)
 
     app.accept({
       event: "message",
diff --git a/tui/src/app.ts b/tui/src/app.ts
index fa143edd8..7ff8f2d29 100644
--- a/tui/src/app.ts
+++ b/tui/src/app.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function shimmerStatus(
 ): StyledText {
   const chars = Array.from(label)
   const base = RGBA.fromHex(palette.muted).toInts()
-  const highlight = RGBA.fromHex(palette.text).toInts()
+  const highlight = RGBA.fromHex(palette.accent).toInts()
   // Sweep immediately, then leave a quiet pause before repeating. The text
   // keeps a constant width throughout, so the footer never jitters.
   const position = frame % (chars.length + SHIMMER_PAUSE)