diff --git a/jams-react-client/src/views/Blueprint/updatePolicyData.tsx b/jams-react-client/src/views/Blueprint/updatePolicyData.tsx
index 85df6b6a2e4cb327ddec3d46aa029dbe266ecdb8..984df5365bd3be30235e6f84def94c4031ecad9d 100644
--- a/jams-react-client/src/views/Blueprint/updatePolicyData.tsx
+++ b/jams-react-client/src/views/Blueprint/updatePolicyData.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const updateUiCustomization = (data) => {
     ui.backgroundColorOrUrl = backgroundUrl;
   } else if (backgroundColor !== "") {
     ui.backgroundType = "color";
-    ui.backgroundColorOrUrl = backgroundColor;
+    ui.backgroundColorOrUrl = backgroundColor || "#ffffff";
   } else {
     ui.backgroundType = "default";
   }