diff --git a/update-available.ini b/update-available.ini
index 5612d9e8174d4ea70726a77e7d3b4791fafbb50f..7b89373f5e05051b58d0833253575a2744ebfc47 100644
--- a/update-available.ini
+++ b/update-available.ini
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ check_command = "Update-available"
 [update-available.urlparams]
 areaAlpha   = "0.2"
 areaMode    = "stacked"
-colorList   = "ff0000,6699aa"
+; colors in functions section .. because if 1st value (security) is
+; mising then the colors are wrong :-/
+; colorList   = "6699aa,ff0000"
 lineWidth   = "2"
 min         = "0"
 yUnitSystem = "none"
@@ -32,6 +34,5 @@ value    = "$service_name_template$.perfdata.updates-available.value"
 
 
 [update-available.functions]
-security = "alias($metric$, 'available security updates')"
-value    = "alias($metric$, 'available updates')"
-
+security = "alias(color($metric$, '#ff0000'), 'available security updates')"
+value    = "alias(color($metric$, '#6699aa'), 'available updates')"