diff --git a/sass/omega/utility/_messages.scss b/sass/omega/utility/_messages.scss
index 3dcbab6..4163ce9 100644
--- a/sass/omega/utility/_messages.scss
+++ b/sass/omega/utility/_messages.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $message-box-radius: 5px !default;
 @mixin drupal-messages(
   $status: $status-message-color,
   $warning: $warning-message-color,
-  $error: $status-message-color,
+  $error: $error-message-color,
   $radius: $message-box-radius
 ) {
   div.messages {
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ $message-box-radius: 5px !default;
       color: #000;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}