diff --git a/browser/main/global.styl b/browser/main/global.styl
index 815cff4e3..5f1b14c96 100644
--- a/browser/main/global.styl
+++ b/browser/main/global.styl
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ body
 ::-webkit-scrollbar
   width 12px
 
+::-webkit-scrollbar-corner
+  background-color: transparent;
+
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb
   background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
 
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetList.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetList.js
index 512ae9976..3790eb3fb 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetList.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetList.js
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ class SnippetList extends React.Component {
 
   defineSnippetStyleName (snippet) {
     const { currentSnippet } = this.props
-    if (currentSnippet == null) return
+
+    if (currentSnippet == null) {
+      return 'snippet-item'
+    }
+
     if (currentSnippet.id === snippet.id) {
       return 'snippet-item-selected'
     } else {