diff --git a/src/gcal-application.c b/src/gcal-application.c
index 677d678d..b3e33a42 100644
--- a/src/gcal-application.c
+++ b/src/gcal-application.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ process_sources (GcalApplication *application)
 
   gint arr_length, i = 0;
   GQuark color_id;
-  const gchar* color_str;
+  GdkRGBA color;
+  gchar* color_str;
 
   gchar **new_css_snippets;
   gchar *new_css_data;
@@ -148,10 +149,13 @@ process_sources (GcalApplication *application)
     {
       source = l->data;
 
-      color_str = get_color_name_from_source (source);
+      get_color_name_from_source (source, &color);
+      color_str = gdk_rgba_to_string (&color);
       color_id = g_quark_from_string (color_str);
 
       new_css_snippets[i] = g_strdup_printf (CSS_TEMPLATE, color_id, color_str);
+
+      g_free (color_str);
     }
 
   g_list_free (sources);
diff --git a/src/gcal-edit-dialog.c b/src/gcal-edit-dialog.c
index c421e489..c1a4a671 100644
--- a/src/gcal-edit-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gcal-edit-dialog.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fill_sources_menu (GcalEditDialog *dialog)
       source = E_SOURCE (aux->data);
 
       /* retrieve color */
-      gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (source));
+      get_color_name_from_source (source, &color);
       pix = gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 16);;
 
       /* menu item */
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ on_calendar_selected (GtkWidget *menu_item,
         GdkPixbuf *pix;
 
         /* retrieve color */
-        gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (source));
+        get_color_name_from_source (source, &color);
 
         pix = gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 16);
         gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf (GTK_IMAGE (priv->source_image), pix);
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ gcal_edit_dialog_set_event_data (GcalEditDialog *dialog,
     gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (priv->summary_entry), e_summary.value);
 
   /* dialog titlebar's title & subtitle */
-  gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (data->source));
+  get_color_name_from_source (data->source, &color);
 
   pix = gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 16);
   gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf (GTK_IMAGE (priv->source_image), pix);
diff --git a/src/gcal-event-widget.c b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
index d08e5610..0dfa545b 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event-widget.c
+++ b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ gcal_event_widget_new_from_data (GcalEventData *data)
 
   GQuark color_id;
   GdkRGBA color;
-  gchar *custom_css_class;
+  gchar *color_str, *custom_css_class;
 
   ECalComponentDateTime dt;
   icaltimetype *date;
@@ -715,13 +715,15 @@ gcal_event_widget_new_from_data (GcalEventData *data)
   gcal_event_widget_set_summary (event, (gchar*) e_summary.value);
 
   /* color */
-  gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (priv->source));
+  get_color_name_from_source (priv->source, &color);
   gcal_event_widget_set_color (event, &color);
 
-  color_id = g_quark_from_string (get_color_name_from_source (priv->source));
+  color_str = gdk_rgba_to_string (&color);
+  color_id = g_quark_from_string (color_str);
   custom_css_class = g_strdup_printf ("color-%d", color_id);
   gtk_style_context_add_class (gtk_widget_get_style_context (widget), custom_css_class);
   g_free (custom_css_class);
+  g_free (color_str);
 
   /* start date */
   e_cal_component_get_dtstart (priv->component, &dt);
diff --git a/src/gcal-manager.c b/src/gcal-manager.c
index f184fab7..75b6cb64 100644
--- a/src/gcal-manager.c
+++ b/src/gcal-manager.c
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@ gcal_manager_get_sources (GcalManager *manager)
       if (!unit->enabled)
         continue;
       aux = g_list_append (aux, key);
-
     }
   return aux;
 }
diff --git a/src/gcal-search-view.c b/src/gcal-search-view.c
index 005db5f1..0122e573 100644
--- a/src/gcal-search-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-search-view.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ make_row_for_event_data (GcalSearchView  *view,
   priv = gcal_search_view_get_instance_private (view);
 
   /* get event color */
-  gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (data->source));
+  get_color_name_from_source (data->source, &color);
   pixbuf = gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 16);
 
   /* make an image of the color */
diff --git a/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c b/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
index 1b9b07ec..16469ee2 100644
--- a/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
+++ b/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ get_result_metas_cb (GcalShellSearchProvider  *search_provider,
       e_cal_component_get_summary (data->event_component, &summary);
       g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{sv}", "name", g_variant_new_string (summary.value));
 
-      gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (data->source));
+      get_color_name_from_source (data->source, &color);
       gicon = get_circle_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 128);
       icon_variant = g_icon_serialize (G_ICON (gicon));
       g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{sv}", "icon", icon_variant);
diff --git a/src/gcal-utils.c b/src/gcal-utils.c
index cf5dc91a..741d4a86 100644
--- a/src/gcal-utils.c
+++ b/src/gcal-utils.c
@@ -161,11 +161,14 @@ get_circle_pixbuf_from_color (GdkRGBA *color,
   return pix;
 }
 
-const gchar*
-get_color_name_from_source (ESource *source)
+void
+get_color_name_from_source (ESource *source, GdkRGBA *out_color)
 {
   ESourceSelectable *extension = E_SOURCE_SELECTABLE (e_source_get_extension (source, E_SOURCE_EXTENSION_CALENDAR));
-  return e_source_selectable_get_color (extension);
+
+  /* FIXME: We should handle calendars colours better */
+  if (!gdk_rgba_parse (out_color, e_source_selectable_get_color (extension)))
+    gdk_rgba_parse (out_color, "#becedd"); /* calendar default colour */
 }
 
 gint
diff --git a/src/gcal-utils.h b/src/gcal-utils.h
index 08f58f32..55f457dd 100644
--- a/src/gcal-utils.h
+++ b/src/gcal-utils.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ GdkPixbuf*      gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color                      (GdkRGBA
 GdkPixbuf*      get_circle_pixbuf_from_color                    (GdkRGBA               *color,
                                                                  gint                   size);
 
-const gchar*    get_color_name_from_source                      (ESource               *source);
+void            get_color_name_from_source                      (ESource               *source,
+                                                                 GdkRGBA               *out_color);
 
 gint            gcal_compare_event_widget_by_date               (gconstpointer          a,
                                                                  gconstpointer          b);
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.c b/src/gcal-window.c
index 79376700..63348324 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.c
+++ b/src/gcal-window.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ add_source (GcalManager *manager,
 
   /* retrieve the source's color & build item name */
   item_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s", e_source_get_uid (source));
-  gdk_rgba_parse (&color, get_color_name_from_source (source));
+  get_color_name_from_source (source, &color);
   pix = gcal_get_pixbuf_from_color (&color, 16);
 
   /* create the menu item */