diff --git a/SignalMessaging/utils/OWSGroupAvatarBuilder.m b/SignalMessaging/utils/OWSGroupAvatarBuilder.m
index 1200eb614..2dd121135 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/utils/OWSGroupAvatarBuilder.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/utils/OWSGroupAvatarBuilder.m
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
         return cachedAvatar;
     }
 
-    UIColor *backgroundColor = [UIColor ows_conversationColorForColorName:conversationColorName].themeColor;
+    UIColor *backgroundColor = [UIColor ows_conversationColorOrDefaultForColorName:conversationColorName].themeColor;
     UIImage *_Nullable image =
         [OWSGroupAvatarBuilder groupAvatarImageWithBackgroundColor:backgroundColor diameter:diameter];
     if (!image) {