diff --git a/components/organisms/UserSettingsPage/user-settings-page.tsx b/components/organisms/UserSettingsPage/user-settings-page.tsx
index 0b498ff069..d66be53fc9 100644
--- a/components/organisms/UserSettingsPage/user-settings-page.tsx
+++ b/components/organisms/UserSettingsPage/user-settings-page.tsx
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ const UserSettingsPage = ({ user }: userSettingsPageProps) => {
               {interestArray.map((topic, index) => (
                 <LanguagePill
                   onClick={() => handleSelectInterest(topic)}
-                  classNames={`${(selectedInterest || []).includes(topic) && "bg-light-orange-10 text-white"}`}
+                  classNames={`${(selectedInterest || []).includes(topic) && "bg-light-orange-10 !text-white"}`}
                   topic={topic}
                   key={index}
                 />