diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 268c04bc6fcb7ad0e2dee610877537b4abe6bb49..945f98d92f7ec96f5083b72dd17cc29eaa3731ce 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ $table-cell-padding:          .75rem !default;
 $table-cell-padding-sm:       .3rem !default;
 
 $table-color:                 $body-color !default;
-$table-bg:                    transparent !default;
+$table-bg:                    null !default;
 $table-accent-bg:             rgba($black, .05) !default;
 $table-hover-color:           $table-color !default;
 $table-hover-bg:              rgba($black, .075) !default;