diff --git a/Classes/BITHockeyBaseViewController.m b/Classes/BITHockeyBaseViewController.m
index f54a1eb4fe..394b13b38a 100644
--- a/Classes/BITHockeyBaseViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/BITHockeyBaseViewController.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "BITHockeyBaseViewController.h"
+#import "HockeySDKPrivate.h"
 
 
 @implementation BITHockeyBaseViewController {
@@ -65,13 +66,17 @@
   [super viewWillAppear:animated];
   
   _statusBarStyle = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarStyle];
-  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:(self.navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle == UIBarStyleDefault) ? UIStatusBarStyleDefault : UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque];
+  if ([self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor isEqual:BIT_RGBCOLOR(25, 25, 25)]) {
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:(self.navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle == UIBarStyleDefault) ? UIStatusBarStyleDefault : UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
   [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
   
-  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:_statusBarStyle];
+  if ([self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor isEqual:BIT_RGBCOLOR(25, 25, 25)]) {
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:_statusBarStyle];
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Classes/BITUpdateViewController.m b/Classes/BITUpdateViewController.m
index 4551f37bf8..36bc7634cf 100644
--- a/Classes/BITUpdateViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/BITUpdateViewController.m
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 @implementation BITUpdateViewController {
   BOOL _kvoRegistered;
   BOOL _showAllVersions;
-  UIStatusBarStyle _statusBarStyle;
   BITAppStoreHeader *_appStoreHeader;
   BITStoreButton *_appStoreButton;
   
@@ -339,8 +338,6 @@
     self.appStoreButtonState = AppStoreButtonStateOffline;
   _updateManager.currentHockeyViewController = self;
   [super viewWillAppear:animated];
-  _statusBarStyle = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarStyle];
-  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:(self.navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle == UIBarStyleDefault) ? UIStatusBarStyleDefault : UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque];
   [self redrawTableView];
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +346,6 @@
   //if the popover is still visible, dismiss it
   [_popOverController dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
   [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
-  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:_statusBarStyle];
 }
 
 - (void)redrawTableView {