diff --git a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
index 395f3bce6..227949505 100644
--- a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "post-bg-color": "white",
     "timeline-posts-background-color": "white",
     "main-bg-color-dm": "white",
-    "link-bg-color": "#efefef",
+    "link-bg-color": "transparent",
     "main-bg-color-reply": "white",
     "main-bg-color-report": "white",
     "main-header-color-roles": "#ebebf0",