diff --git a/static/css/style.scss b/static/css/style.scss
index 8cf9188..40b3162 100644
--- a/static/css/style.scss
+++ b/static/css/style.scss
@@ -553,3 +553,9 @@ svg.icon {
     height: 1.1em;
   }
 }
+
+.content-select {
+  /* override color of form-control from bootstrap */
+  color: inherit;
+  background-color: transparent;
+}