diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 622fb78e..21e1b018 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.kabouzeid.gramophone"
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 22
-        versionCode 37
-        versionName "0.9.21b dev-1"
+        versionCode 38
+        versionName "0.9.22b dev-1"
     }
 
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsThemeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsThemeActivity.java
index 10fadd1f..fef7f755 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsThemeActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsThemeActivity.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public abstract class AbsThemeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements KabV
     protected final void setStatusBarColor(int color) {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
             getWindow().setStatusBarColor(Util.shiftColorDown(color));
-        else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+        // also do this on Lollipop in case the user modified the statusbar height
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
             final View statusBar = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView().findViewById(R.id.status_bar);
             if (statusBar != null) statusBar.setBackgroundColor(color);
         }