diff --git a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/lists.less b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/lists.less
index 452c2104ea..a7685c38e7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/lists.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/lists.less
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ table, tbody {
     height: 200px;
     border-radius: 5px;
     border: 1px solid @list-no-items-bord;
-    background-color: @list-no-items-bg;
+    background-color: @default-no-items-bord;
     color: @list-no-items-txt;
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/dashboard/hosts/dashboard-hosts.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/dashboard/hosts/dashboard-hosts.list.js
index 63ec02e404..7ec32008c8 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/dashboard/hosts/dashboard-hosts.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/dashboard/hosts/dashboard-hosts.list.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function(){
         index: false,
         hover: true,
         well: true,
-        emptyListText: 'NO ACTIVE FAILURES FOUND',
+        emptyListText: 'NO HOSTS FOUND',
         fields: {
             status: {
                 basePath: 'unified_jobs',