                       ;; flycheck
                       (if flycheckp
                           (list
-                           (powerline-raw " " nil)
+                           (powerline-raw " " line-face)
                            (powerline-raw (spacemacs//custom-flycheck-lighter error)
                                           'spacemacs-mode-line-error-face)
                            (powerline-raw (spacemacs//custom-flycheck-lighter warning)

                                 (or flycheck-current-errors
                                     (eq 'running flycheck-last-status-change))))
                 (vc-face (if (or flycheckp spacemacs-mode-line-minor-modesp)
                               face1 nil))
                 (separator-left (intern (format "powerline-%s-%s"
                                                 powerline-default-separator
                                                 (car powerline-default-separator-dir))))

        (setq-default powerline-height height))
      (setq-default powerline-default-separator 'wave)
      (setq-default mode-line-format '("%e" (:eval
          (let* ((active (powerline-selected-window-active))
                 (line-face (if active 'mode-line 'mode-line-inactive))
                 (face1 (if active 'powerline-active1 'powerline-inactive1))
                 (face2 (if active 'powerline-active2 'powerline-inactive2))
