diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
index 608b6a1d..4a01ff6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ class MyKeyboardView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attribut
 
         mShowKeyBorders = context.config.showKeyBorders
         mUsingSystemTheme = context.config.isUsingSystemTheme
-        mKeyBackground = if (mShowKeyBorders) {
+
+        val isMainKeyboard = changedView == null || changedView != mini_keyboard_view
+        mKeyBackground = if (mShowKeyBorders && isMainKeyboard) {
             resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.keyboard_key_selector_outlined, context.theme)
         } else {
             resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.keyboard_key_selector, context.theme)
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ class MyKeyboardView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attribut
         val darkerColor = getKeyboardBackgroundColor()
         val miniKeyboardBackgroundColor = getToolbarColor(4)
 
-        if (changedView != null && changedView == mini_keyboard_view) {
+        if (!isMainKeyboard) {
             val previewBackground = background as LayerDrawable
             previewBackground.findDrawableByLayerId(R.id.button_background_shape).applyColorFilter(miniKeyboardBackgroundColor)
             previewBackground.findDrawableByLayerId(R.id.button_background_stroke).applyColorFilter(strokeColor)
@@ -1570,7 +1572,7 @@ class MyKeyboardView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attribut
 
     private fun maybeDarkenColor(color: Int, factor: Int): Int {
         // use darker background color when key borders are enabled
-        if (context.config.showKeyBorders && !context.isUsingSystemDarkTheme()) {
+        if (context.config.showKeyBorders) {
             val darkerColor = color.darkenColor(factor)
             return if (darkerColor == Color.WHITE) {
                 resources.getColor(R.color.md_grey_200, context.theme)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/keyboard_key_selector_outlined.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/keyboard_key_selector_outlined.xml
index 6d1d1edc..7c6063e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/keyboard_key_selector_outlined.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/keyboard_key_selector_outlined.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-<!--used after long pressing a key to highlight the currently selected key alternative on minikeyboard-->
-    <item android:drawable="@drawable/minikeyboard_selected_background_outlined" android:state_focused="true"/>
-    <item android:drawable="@drawable/key_background_outlined"/>
+    <!--used after long pressing a key to highlight the currently selected key alternative on minikeyboard-->
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/minikeyboard_selected_background" android:state_focused="true" />
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/key_background_outlined" />
 </selector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/minikeyboard_selected_background_outlined.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/minikeyboard_selected_background_outlined.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index bfdfc4d5..00000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/minikeyboard_selected_background_outlined.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:id="@+id/button_background_shape"  android:bottom="@dimen/small_margin" android:left="@dimen/tiny_margin" android:right="@dimen/tiny_margin" android:top="@dimen/small_margin">
-        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
-            <solid android:color="@color/color_primary" />
-            <corners android:radius="@dimen/medium_margin" />
-        </shape>
-    </item>
-</layer-list>