diff --git a/doc/BUGS b/doc/BUGS
index dfee049fa..4eccc1567 100644
--- a/doc/BUGS
+++ b/doc/BUGS
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ Bugs
   e.g. loading a page and immediately yanking the (non-resolved) URL should
   work.
 
-- When loading http://www.the-compiler.org:4040/ ssl errors get displayed in
-  green because we're in insert mode.
-
 - page-forward clicks "Newest" on http://explosm.net/ instead of "Next".
 
 - seir sometimes sees "-- COMMAND MODE --" even though that should never
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
index 2e4d382b7..178d9ad7b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
             {color[statusbar.bg]}
         }}
 
-        QWidget#StatusBar[error="true"] {{
-            {color[statusbar.bg.error]}
-        }}
-
         QWidget#StatusBar[prompt_active="true"] {{
             {color[statusbar.bg.prompt]}
         }}
@@ -113,6 +109,10 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
             {color[statusbar.bg.insert]}
         }}
 
+        QWidget#StatusBar[error="true"] {{
+            {color[statusbar.bg.error]}
+        }}
+
         QWidget {{
             {color[statusbar.fg]}
             {font[statusbar]}