diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tangem/tap/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/tangem/tap/MainActivity.kt
index 4e1c24d3c9..642624ce5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tangem/tap/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tangem/tap/MainActivity.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
-import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
 import by.kirich1409.viewbindingdelegate.viewBinding
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
@@ -85,7 +84,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SnackbarHandler {
     }
 
     private fun systemActions() {
-        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
+        // makes the status bar text dark
+        window.decorView.systemUiVisibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR
 
         val windowInsetsController = WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, binding.root)
         windowInsetsController.isAppearanceLightStatusBars = true