diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/chart_widget.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/chart_widget.js
index 68811a81ae..a50acfcd9d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/chart_widget.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/widgets/chart_widget.js
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export default class ChartWidget extends Widget {
 				colors.push(field.color);
 			});
 		} else if (["Line", "Bar"].includes(this.chart_doc.type)) {
-			colors = [this.chart_doc.color || "light-blue"];
+			colors = [this.chart_doc.color || []];
 		}
 
 		if (!this.data || !this.data.labels.length || !Object.keys(this.data).length) {