diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/CustomEditTextPreference.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/CustomEditTextPreference.java
index f292cca16..898a56004 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/CustomEditTextPreference.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/CustomEditTextPreference.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.preference.EditTextPreference;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
+
 public class CustomEditTextPreference extends EditTextPreference {
 
     public CustomEditTextPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@ public class CustomEditTextPreference extends EditTextPreference {
 
     @Override
     protected void onPrepareDialogBuilder(AlertDialog.Builder builder) {
-        builder.setInverseBackgroundForced(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB);
+        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+            builder.setInverseBackgroundForced(true);
+            getEditText().setTextColor(getContext().getResources().getColor(R.color.black));
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index d3e08b441..6d14349d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
             android:key="prefAutoUpdateIntervall"
             android:summary="@string/pref_autoUpdateIntervall_sum"
             android:title="@string/pref_autoUpdateIntervall_title"/>
-
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:defaultValue="false"
             android:enabled="true"