diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 8fbeba49f2..2da43b1dd7 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var db = require('./database.js'),
 				name: data.name,
 				description: data.description,
 				icon: data.icon,
-				background: data.bgColor,
+				bgColor: data.bgColor,
 				color: data.color,
 				slug: slug,
 				topic_count: 0,