diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/lists.less b/themes/atom-light-ui/lists.less
index c7397a863..36ae64a6f 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/lists.less
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/lists.less
@@ -51,13 +51,16 @@
 &.select-list ol.list-group, .select-list ol.list-group {
   li.two-lines {
     .secondary-line { color: @text-color-subtle; }
-    &.selected .secondary-line { color: lighten(@text-color-subtle, 10%); }
+    &.selected .secondary-line {
+      color: lighten(@text-color-subtle, 10%);
+      text-shadow: none;
+    }
   }
 
   // We want to highlight the background of the list items because we dont
   // know their size.
   li.selected {
-    background-color: @background-color-highlight;
+    background-color: @background-color-selected;
     &:before{ display: none; }
   }