diff --git a/scripts/color-mode b/scripts/color-mode
index 8de896e..e2729b7 100755
--- a/scripts/color-mode
+++ b/scripts/color-mode
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ pkill dunst
 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/bspwm/bspwmrc
 
 # regenerate configs
-expand='s/(.*)@(\w+)/echo -n "\1"\\"$(xrdb -query \2)\\"/; /\$/e'
+expand='s/(.*)@(\w+)/echo -n "\1"\\"$(xrdb -get \2)\\"/; /\$/e'
 sed -r "$expand" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zathura/zathurarc.in" > "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zathura/zathurarc"
 sed -r "$expand" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dunst/dunstrc.in"     > "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dunst/dunstrc"
 
-xsetroot -fg "$(xrdb -query root.foreground)" \
-         -bg "$(xrdb -query root.background)" \
-         -bitmap ~/img/tiles/tile.xbm         \
+xsetroot -fg "$(xrdb -get root.foreground)" \
+         -bg "$(xrdb -get root.background)" \
+         -bitmap ~/img/tiles/tile.xbm       \